Category: Top Stories

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 1

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 1

May 3, 2021 |

In Florida, day 1 of ABLC is now complete, with 18 presentations covering more than 60 companies and technologies as well as comprehensive updates from major supply chain companies and four presentations on priorities, programs, economics and research from the United States Department of Agriculture. Here are the 10 biggest WOWs we saw on Day […]

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SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

May 2, 2021 |

There were 22 weekdays in April. There were 15 announcements about sustainable aviation fuel progress, advancements, implementations, and production in just those 21 days. What does that mean? Why is SAF suddenly taking off like never before, even as the aviation industry was turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why are companies pivoting […]

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Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

April 29, 2021 |

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Ionada is an environmental engineering company that was formed out of the desire to provide a more efficient and environmentally […]

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Trillium Renewable Chemicals’ biobased acrylonitrile, algae-based tennis racket, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of April 29th

Trillium Renewable Chemicals’ biobased acrylonitrile, algae-based tennis racket, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of April 29th

April 28, 2021 |

The weather is warming up in the Northern hemisphere of the world and that means many are exercising outside more. Check out this week’s Top 8 Innovations with a new algae-based tennis racket called the Naked series from tennis giant Wilson, classic skater sneaker brand Vans’ exploration of biobased alternatives, Picup’s biobased cups embedded with […]

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They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols

They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols

April 27, 2021 |

They got the beets, They got the beets, They got the beets, Yeah, they got the beets! From the Netherlands comes news that Avantium and Cosun Beet Company have joined forces to construct and operate the first commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology. This converts sugars, like those in […]

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Zy Spy an IPO: Of Zymergen and its monster public company debut, and the risks investors love

Zy Spy an IPO: Of Zymergen and its monster public company debut, and the risks investors love

April 26, 2021 |

In California, Zymergen raised $500 million last week in its IPO and the stock closed Monday night at $43.00, up 39 percent over itsWednesday trading debut. The company sold an unexpectedly robust $16.1 million shares at $31, the top end of its expected range. In short, every sign from the market is bullish. For many […]

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ABLC Digital – Open Access Agenda and Access Links

ABLC Digital – Open Access Agenda and Access Links

April 26, 2021 |

Please click here to download your ABLC Digital Open Access Agenda and Access Links. These will give you access to every ABLC Digital session that is open to the general public: in all, 14 hours of presentations and forums on the Circular Economy, Re-engineering Nature, Policy, Bio-LPG, Bio-Design and Manufacturing, SAF, Finance and Investment, the […]

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Washington state passes low-carbon Clean Fuel Standard — establishing a ‘Clean Fuel Coast’ from San Diego to the Klondike gateway

Washington state passes low-carbon Clean Fuel Standard — establishing a ‘Clean Fuel Coast’ from San Diego to the Klondike gateway

April 25, 2021 |

In Washington state, HB 1091. the Clean Fuel Standard has been passed by the legislature and now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature; it is a significant win for the Governor’s renewables agenda and for the clean fuels movement. From San Diego to the gateway to the Klondike, a clean curtain has descended […]

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Biden sets 50 percent carbon reduction target by 2050 for US

Biden sets 50 percent carbon reduction target by 2050 for US

April 22, 2021 |

In Washington, US President Joe Biden announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030 – building on progress to-date and by positioning American workers and industry to tackle the climate crisis. To develop the goal, the Administration analyzed […]

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Competitive Edge: City of Muscatine Organics Recycling Center & Biogas Conversion

Competitive Edge: City of Muscatine Organics Recycling Center & Biogas Conversion

April 22, 2021 |

The City of Muscatine in Iowa is leading by example. The city had municipal anaerobic digesters having capacity but not creating enough biogas for a conversion project, so they added food waste to increase biogas production. There are no other municipal operations of this kind in the midwest and only a handful of them nationally […]

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