Category: Thought Leadership

A GOOD IDEA Path to Economic Transformation

A GOOD IDEA Path to Economic Transformation

June 17, 2020 |

By Russ Freeman, CEO, Modern Rotating Impact Mill Production Company, llc. Special to The Digest  So how do we choose a GOOD PATH from many alternatives carbon sources? Repurposing carbon in Municipal Solid Wastes could be exceptionally attractive to local government facing a pandemic-driven loss of both income and property tax revenue while also facing […]

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Post-Coronavirus: What’s Next in the Environmental Commodity Markets – 23 Key Takeaways

Post-Coronavirus: What’s Next in the Environmental Commodity Markets – 23 Key Takeaways

June 15, 2020 |

By Mike Newman, Chief Operating Officer, Parhelion Underwriting Inc. Special to The Digest In a recent webinar hosted by Parhelion Underwriting and OPIS by IHS/Markit, we asked the question: Post-Coronavirus: What Next For the Environmental Commodity Markets? At a time when we’re concerned about an uncertain future, a forum for open discussion with fellow-stakeholders in […]

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Iowa: A “Future of Food” State

Iowa: A “Future of Food” State

June 11, 2020 |

By Mark Laurenzo, Business Development Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Once little more than an after-work chore for some or a weekend family outing for others, visits to the grocery store visit now feel a little different in the wake of COVID-19. Said simply, things have changed. Our collective hope is […]

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Relight the fire – stoking our economy with heat

Relight the fire – stoking our economy with heat

June 9, 2020 |

By Professor Martin Freer – Director of the Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) Special to The Digest As the Bank of England predicts a decline in the UK’s economy with a shrinkage of 14%, the worst recession on record, with dramatic impact for UK jobs, there is a feeling of helplessness as the country emerges cautiously […]

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Strategic Selection of RNG Refinement Systems

Strategic Selection of RNG Refinement Systems

June 3, 2020 |

By Anu D. Vij and Mike Pawlowski, Ship & Shore Environmental Special to The Digest There is increasing emphasis on Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) applications in today’s Green Economy. Technology is moving at a rapid pace for RNG. Refinement of streams from a variety of sources of methane into quality pipeline gas requires a certain […]

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Bioenergy:  The Great Continuum

Bioenergy: The Great Continuum

June 1, 2020 |

By Gerard J. Ostheimer, Ph.D., Managing Director, below50 and Douglas L. Faulkner, “the Clean Tech Conservative” & President, Leatherstocking LLC Special to The Digest In the rush of twenty-first century life, especially in this time of multiple crises, we can lose a sense of historical perspective, be lulled into thinking that only the new and […]

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3 Things that Need to Happen for Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Take Off

3 Things that Need to Happen for Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Take Off

May 25, 2020 |

By Lloyd Ritter, Esq., Director, Green Capitol LLC Special to The Digest A timely new report came out recently on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), “Ready for Takeoff: Aviation Biofuels Past, Present, and Future,” written by the Atlantic Council (herein AC).  The key takeaways are three-fold. First, aviation emissions are one of the most recognizable sources […]

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Higher COVID-19 fatality rates among urban minorities come down to air pollution

Higher COVID-19 fatality rates among urban minorities come down to air pollution

May 24, 2020 |

A startling reality has surfaced from the coronavirus health crisis: Pollution has been significantly reduced in recent weeks during the shutdown. Whether in New Delhi, Kansas City, New York, or Beijing, less driving has resulted in cleaner air. Vistas that previously were only foggy images have burst through as crystal clear pictures of what clean […]

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BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

May 20, 2020 |

By Jordan Solomon, President, Ecostrat Inc. Special to The Digest The US has over a billion tons of biomass which can be used as a key lever to drive economic recovery. USDA estimates that 3.4 million jobs and nearly $660 billion of economic benefits would be created by using biomass to manufacture alternative fuels, renewable […]

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What’s next for biofuels? 8 Scenarios for a Post COVID-19 World

What’s next for biofuels? 8 Scenarios for a Post COVID-19 World

May 18, 2020 |

By Steve Hartig, Senior Consultant at ReCon Associates Special to The Digest  This has been a dramatic time in gasoline and ethanol with demand dropping quickly due to COVID 19 and the related shutdown. It is impossible to know what is going to happen ahead but what we can do is to create some scenarios. […]

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