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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Global impacts of enhancing domestic ecosystem carbon sinks

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Global impacts of enhancing domestic ecosystem carbon sinks

March 19, 2024 |

30-50% of the CO2 removals needed for a net zero U.S. economy could come via domestic terrestrial carbon sink enhancements. What’s needed? A project supported by DOE aims to specifyU.S. cropland carbon sink strategies and quantify potential impacts on global agriculture production,land use, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Patrick Lamers of NREL presented these […]

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Production of Hydrogen at Industrial Scale – State of the Art and Future Prospects

Production of Hydrogen at Industrial Scale – State of the Art and Future Prospects

March 19, 2024 |

By Qi Chen, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest In the quest for a sustainable energy future, hydrogen has been recognized as a key, offering versatile applications across industries. It has become a vital vehicle of decarbonization. As we delve into the intricate landscape of industrial-scale hydrogen production, this paper aims to unravel its […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of the Advanced Bioeconomy

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of the Advanced Bioeconomy

March 18, 2024 |

In this presentation, we explored the state of the industry — including the renewable diesel, DME, SAF, hydrogen, renewable chemicals, materials, advanced biorefinery, efuels and carbon capture sectors. We looked at   processes, feedstocks, products, finance, p[rices and risk. The Digest’s Jim Lane presented these slides at ABLC 2024.

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The 2024 Holmberg Address: Transcript of remarks by 2024 Laureate Thomas J. Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture

The 2024 Holmberg Address: Transcript of remarks by 2024 Laureate Thomas J. Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture

March 18, 2024 |

You know, there’s always a bit of melancholy associated with receiving a lifetime achievement award sort of suggests that you might be at the end of the road. But I don’t feel that way. And I’m honored to be back speaking to you today. This is I think, my fourth opportunity to speak to this […]

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USDA releases new Bioeconomy Report and Implementation Plan

USDA releases new Bioeconomy Report and Implementation Plan

March 18, 2024 |

At ABLC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers. The report — Building a Resilient Biomass Supply: A Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America is one of the […]

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Project Risk Ratings released as first deliverable from the 40 Bold Actions to Accelerate the Bioecoinomy

Project Risk Ratings released as first deliverable from the 40 Bold Actions to Accelerate the Bioecoinomy

March 18, 2024 |

At ABLC, a partnership of the Digest, Boundless Impact and Ecostrat released Project Risk Ratings the first deliverable from the 40 Bold Actions to Accelerate the Bioeconomy, as drafted by the Bold Goals Action Group in 2024. The Action Group, in seeking ways and means to accelerate bioeconomy project development, found that financiers and strategic […]

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Vilsack accepts Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy

Vilsack accepts Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy

March 18, 2024 |

At ABLC, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, accepted the William C. Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy and in his Holmberg Address said that “There’s a competition going on here. There can only be one winner, and that’s us. We need to be the premier leader of this new clean […]

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DOE releases new Billion Ton Report

DOE releases new Billion Ton Report

March 18, 2024 |

At ABLC, the U.S. Department of Energy released the 2024 Billion-Ton Report, which shows that the U.S. could sustainably triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year.  The U.S. can triple the production of biomass, producing an estimated 60 billion gallons of low greenhouse gas liquid fuels, while still meeting […]

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Protected: ABLC 2024 Presentations

Protected: ABLC 2024 Presentations

March 18, 2024 |

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Carbon Dioxide and the Green Gases Agenda

Carbon Dioxide and the Green Gases Agenda

March 17, 2024 |

By Sam A. Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest Carbon dioxide is generally thought of by those who are not in the gases industries as either a greenhouse gas; and/or for use in beverage carbonation, and perhaps fire abatement. To those in the gases industries, carbon dioxide is known for much more; […]

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