By Floyd Vergara, Director of State Governmental Affairs, National Biodiesel Board Special to The Digest Since 2020, Americans have been hyper focused on their health and the air they breathe as a paralyzing pandemic swept across our country and many others. While the pandemic put us in a state of shut down, pushing us apart, […]
If you haven’t heard of the H2 HUB Airport initiative, there are some big names in the sustainable aviation industry who got together to launch this program and explore the opportunities offered by hydrogen and to boost air transport decarburization. We’re talkin’ Airbus, Air France-KLM, Groupe ADP, the Île-de-France Region and Choose Paris Region coming […]
Gelatin isn’t usually thought of as something you’d wear, unless you are a toddler playing with your wiggly treat, but now a designer in Iceland turned a gelatin-based material into seamless clothing articles using molds. This is not your grandma’s Jello mold. And in France, a hosiery brand added tights that use fibers made from […]
In 1919, journalist John Reed wrote Ten Days That Shook the World, of the crucial days of Russia’s October Revolution. Things move faster these days, and in the past 24 hours, we’ve had 10 different Worlds shaken to their foundations by events taking place around the world and within the Circular Economy. 1. United States […]
By Patricia Thornley, Director, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, Aston University Special to The Digest “Net zero” has become the buzz-word of 2021. By 2050 we will have emitted so much greenhouse gases that we cannot afford to emit anymore if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. But there could be 9 billion people […]
By Mike Newman, Director of Parhelion Underwriting Special to The Digest A transition to carbon-neutral flying is possible and sustainable aviation fuels are the most promising decarbonization pathway in the near term. As the aviation industry aims to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, decoupling airline growth from carbon growth, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has […]
SHV Energy and UGI International are launching a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether, rDME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry and is aiming to develop the full potential of rDME as a sustainable solution. In today’s Digest, why this is a […]
As birds migrate in the spring, we see many transitions going on in the bioeconomy right now too. From a new CEO for Transform Materials (a company that uses microwave plasma technology to convert natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen), some departures from Stora Enso and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, new board members at […]
Competitors coming together – Adidas and Allbirds – both shoe manufacturers are working together on green sneakers, a company working to commercialize biobased silk polymers, the European Union looking at waste feathers from poultry into usable materials, and three companies moving forward with lab-grown chicken fat, lab-grown pork, and cell-based fish. In today’s Digest, check […]
By Bill Hagy, VP Federal Funding, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest How can one determine if an anaerobic digester will provide a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are several factors to consider: Size of the farm or ranch operation and manure type Location of […]
