By Scott Romenesko, President of EnTech Solutions Special to The Digest The use of renewable energy in the agriculture industry is an exciting new frontier that – with the right partners – can bring environmental and economic benefits to farmers, surrounding communities and the renewable transportation fuel industry. The utilization of livestock manure is nothing […]
Find out why the chemical industry is taking the lead in ESG initiatives and how it serves as an example of how other industry sectors can follow suit. By Bryan Sims, Content Director, Opportune LLP Special to The Digest Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies present supply chains with a double-edged sword of opportunity. Global […]
Doug Durante, Executive Director Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest The decision by the Biden Administration last month to lift the restriction on E15 during the summer months was by all accounts a public relations disaster. How could what should have been presented to the public as a positive, health and money-in-your-pocket development […]
By Anna Douglas, Co-Founder and CEO, SkyNano Technologies Special to The Digest In early April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the third part of its sixth climate assessment report, outlining actions that can be taken to mitigate climate change. One of the report’s top recommendations is to replace fossil fuels with renewables. […]
By Paul Bennett, Chair, IEA Bioenergy Special to The Digest The Ukraine war has exposed Europe’s critical dependence on fossil fuel imports, so EU Member States are discussing the required steps to break away from their dependence on fossil fuels. Meanwhile in its latest Assessment Report the IPCC also calls for rapid action to move […]
By Ron MacDonald, President and CEO of Zinc8 Energy Solutions Special to The Digest The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver a few days ago to allow E15 gasoline to be sold during the summer driving season which will increase fuel supply, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels especially from Russia […]
By Lisa Colicchio, Sustainability Director, Metrolink Special to The Digest The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its newest report and it may be their most important work yet. The report looks at climate mitigation — that is, what governments, corporations and individuals can do to avert the climate cliff and there are options […]
By Dieter Bockey, Head of Division, UFOP Special to The Digest The Black Sea region is of great importance for the global supply of agricultural commodities such as wheat, maize, sunflower, rapeseed and soya. The war in Ukraine affects important agricultural markets; this is reflected in the rise in quotations and has an impact on […]
Pierre Poitras, Technical Consultant at Conidia Bioscience, looks at how the increased percentage of biofuels can raise the cost of fuel as well as leave it susceptible to microbes. The analysis is based on the white paper Protecting equipment from microbial contamination when changing fuel chemistry We live in a world where we simply must […]
By Arianna Baldo, Programme Director, RSB and Tjaša Bole-Rentel, Bioenergy Programme Manager, WWF South Africa Special to The Digest Invasive alien plants (IAPs) are a scourge across Southern Africa – with species like black wattle and port jackson found across the region. It is estimated that more than 10% of South Africa’s land mass is […]
