Category: Thought Leadership

Waste to Energy: The Future of Renewable Energy Via Circular Economy

Waste to Energy: The Future of Renewable Energy Via Circular Economy

April 13, 2021 |

By Rafi Sela, Founder and CEO of AR Challenges Special to The Digest Foreword The world is struggling to act on the climate impact via various new standards and regulations. While the USA declined participation under the Trump administration, the new Biden one will continue to push the climate impact situation. One of the critical […]

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Transport Energy & Renewables in the EU – What the Latest Commission Data Tells Us

Transport Energy & Renewables in the EU – What the Latest Commission Data Tells Us

April 6, 2021 |

By James Cogan, Industry Analyst at Ethanol Europe Special to The Digest Demand for energy in transport rose 7% overall during the five years to 2020. Oil maintains an overwhelming grip on the sector with a steady 94% share. The rest is biofuels with 5.6% and renewable electricity with 0.6%. Three quarters of the extra […]

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Renewable Diesel: Where’s The Value?

Renewable Diesel: Where’s The Value?

March 31, 2021 |

By Steve Roberts and Michael Reecher from Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice Special to The Digest If companies want to capture value and ultimately profit from the projected growth in renewable diesel, they must understand their netback. The demand and price for renewable diesel is on the rise and bringing familiar and new market […]

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America’s Cultivation Corridor: Inspiring Ingenuity Among International Innovators

America’s Cultivation Corridor: Inspiring Ingenuity Among International Innovators

March 29, 2021 |

Iowa-based organization connects food and agtech startups with resources and relationships that fuel innovation and growth. By Mark Laurenzo, Business Development Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Iowa’s nutrient-rich land has yielded much more than ample harvests of corn and soybeans used to feed the nation and produce biofuels. Hundreds of years’ […]

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5 Rules of Engagement for ESG – Part 2: Measuring and Managing ESG to Attract Financing

5 Rules of Engagement for ESG – Part 2: Measuring and Managing ESG to Attract Financing

March 23, 2021 |

By Cynthia Thyfault, Global BioFuture Solutions, Founder and CEO Special to The Digest In an exclusive Special to the Digest, Cynthia Thyfault, Global BioFuture Solutions, Founder and CEO shares a 2-Part Series on ESG Investing and the Bioeconomy. In this second part, we look at the importance of measuring and managing environmental, social, and governance […]

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The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious?

The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious?

March 22, 2021 |

By Jeff Passmore, CEO Passmore Group Inc.; Chair, Scaling Up Special to The Digest If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion/year sustainable economic development opportunity for forestry, agriculture and municipal solid waste, would you not want to hear more? In its May 2020 report “The Bio Revolution: Innovations transforming economies, societies, […]

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Mess With Texas: Time for a 2nd look at Electric Vehicles

Mess With Texas: Time for a 2nd look at Electric Vehicles

March 17, 2021 |

  By Burl Haigwood, Advisor to the Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest The Great Texas Blackout of 2021 was a travesty, and one we can never repeat. Imagine it is 2050 and Texas gets hit by another winter storm, flood, heat wave, or God forbid, a physical or cyber terrorist attack on […]

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9 Ways to Establish an Ethical Framework – Part 1 of The Importance of Ethics in ESG Investing

9 Ways to Establish an Ethical Framework – Part 1 of The Importance of Ethics in ESG Investing

March 16, 2021 |

By Cynthia Thyfault, Global BioFuture Solutions, Founder and CEO Special to The Digest In an exclusive Special to the Digest, Cynthia Thyfault, Global BioFuture Solutions, Founder and CEO shares a 2-Part Series on ESG Investing and the Bioeconomy. In this first part, we look at the importance of ethics in ESG investing and how to […]

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5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech presented at ABLC 2020

5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech presented at ABLC 2020

March 9, 2021 |

By Iacovos Vasalos, Research Director Emeritus, Center for Research and Technology-Hellas Special to The Digest This report summarizes highlights from the ABLC 2020 Biofuels Digest Virtual Conference, which took place in July 7-10, 2020. (And if you haven’t already registered for this year’s ABLC Digital on May 3-7, 2021, check it out now here.) There […]

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8 Key Federal Resources Supporting Anaerobic Digestion

8 Key Federal Resources Supporting Anaerobic Digestion

February 23, 2021 |

By Bill Hagy, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest One of President Biden’s Clean Energy initiatives includes partnering with farmers, ranchers and businesses engaged in livestock production to implement environmentally sound agriculture practices and deploy methane digesters that generate new sources of energy and revenue. Agriculture producers and businesses engaged in the livestock […]

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