Category: Thought Leadership

All Hands on Deck Needed to Fulfill Biofuels Promise   

All Hands on Deck Needed to Fulfill Biofuels Promise   

December 13, 2022 |

By David R. Rubenstein, CEO, California Ethanol + Power Special to The Digest Just after Thanksgiving, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed update for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, a landmark clean fuels policy that has helped generate jobs, reduce oil imports and reduce air pollution. The EPA’s revised policy envisions a […]

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Hydrogen from Natural Gas without Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Hydrogen from Natural Gas without Carbon Dioxide Emissions

December 9, 2022 |

By Mark Robertson, PE., Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Thermo-catalytic decomposition of methane (TCDM) converts methane directly into hydrogen and a useful solid carbon byproduct, with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The resultant (turquoise) hydrogen can be used as a fuel in power generation, heating, transportation and for industrial hydrogen use. The solid carbon […]

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Electric Cars – Iffy, Alcohol Cars – A Sure Thing

Electric Cars – Iffy, Alcohol Cars – A Sure Thing

November 23, 2022 |

By Dave Stoltz Special to The Digest Electric cars for our entire light duty vehicle fleet as Governor Newsom and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) want are iffy. The key word to not getting ourselves into the same predicament that we’re in right now with finite energy resources is RENEWABLE!  Electric cars are powered […]

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Can the aviation industry reach 10% SAF uptake by 2030? The sky’s the limit.

Can the aviation industry reach 10% SAF uptake by 2030? The sky’s the limit.

November 21, 2022 |

From the Topsoe team Special to the Digest To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition has set a target of 10% SAF adoption by 2030. For fuel producers, that means creating enough supply to meet future demand, and for the aviation industry, it means taking the leap and making real, […]

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SAF heads into the Big East: India and Turkey to scale up domestic SAF production amid proliferating deployment of bio-based fuels worldwide

SAF heads into the Big East: India and Turkey to scale up domestic SAF production amid proliferating deployment of bio-based fuels worldwide

October 4, 2022 |

By Vinayak Shinde, Global Market Insights Special to The Digest Endorsing the importance of sustainable airlines in achieving net-zero emission goals, the global aviation fuel market is gradually moving from low-carbon to carbon-negative infrastructure. According to a study by Transport and Environment, a European network of NGOs, about 193 out of 230 of some largest global businesses […]

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Early Contractor Involvement Paves 
The Way To Better Project Execution

Early Contractor Involvement Paves 
The Way To Better Project Execution

September 22, 2022 |

An ABLC Thought Leadership column from Kiewit Too often during construction of a project, the owner finds out that design, and consequently cost, need to be adjusted due to engineering deliverables that don’t align with construction realities. Issues often begin during the pre-FEED or FEED (front-end engineering design) phases. Lack of communication and collaboration can […]

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Qualified Biogas Property

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Qualified Biogas Property

September 8, 2022 |

Note to readers: For some times we have been covering the landmark clean energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and the immense level of detail and opportunity in its provisions. Also this year, we have been urgently pointing to methane as a feedstock of vital opportunity to the scaling-up of clean fuels and chemicals […]

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The Clean Energy world is coming to Pittsburgh

The Clean Energy world is coming to Pittsburgh

September 8, 2022 |

By Gerard J. Ostheimer, CEO, Biofuture Workshop, Co-Manager, Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign Special to The Digest This September in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF), a joint convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial and the 7th Mission Innovation ministerial. U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, is hosting her counterparts from […]

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5 Minutes with Thomas Hoppe, Clariant’s Head of Operations  Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives

5 Minutes with Thomas Hoppe, Clariant’s Head of Operations Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives

September 5, 2022 |

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EPA’s Fine PM Rule:  A Pitch Ethanol Should Hit Out of the Park

EPA’s Fine PM Rule:  A Pitch Ethanol Should Hit Out of the Park

September 5, 2022 |

By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, special to The Digest August is usually a pretty sleepy month in Washington and business in general. In baseball parlance, the “dog days of August” is a term to convey the slow grind of a long season.  But not this year. Between the drama of politics […]

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