Category: Thought Leadership

The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

October 30, 2023 |

The participants in the Sydney meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group, a coalition of the willing working to accelerate the rate of deployment in the advanced bioeconomy, issued the following Communique: The initial meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group was held in Sydney on 22 September 2023. It involved leaders of companies and […]

Read More

Report from TECO: the growing corn ethanol industry in Latin America

Report from TECO: the growing corn ethanol industry in Latin America

October 28, 2023 |

Special to The Digest The current landscape and prospects of the corn ethanol industry was the focus of the 9th edition of TECO Latin America, hosted by Novozymes, the leader in biosolutions and producers of enzymes and yeast for the corn ethanol sector worldwide. TECO Latin America is the leading event in the Latin American […]

Read More

EPA Opens apps for $4.6B in Climate Grants for States, Municipalities, Tribes and Territories

EPA Opens apps for $4.6B in Climate Grants for States, Municipalities, Tribes and Territories

October 16, 2023 |

By Aaron L. Szabo, Nick Weber, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Special to The Digest Last  month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) announced $4.6 billion in availability for grants under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program. The CPRG program was established by Section 60114 of the […]

Read More

AFCC’s 3rd International Bioeconomy Conference & Exhibit November 12-14, 2023

AFCC’s 3rd International Bioeconomy Conference & Exhibit November 12-14, 2023

October 15, 2023 |

AFCC holds conferences each year to help grow and strengthen the biobased economy in the U.S. and around the world. Its 3rd international conference will be held November 12-14 at the Gaylord Resort and Conference Center at Washington Habor, adjacent to Washington, DC, USA. You are invited to join other attendees to: Network with new […]

Read More

48C Qualified Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit: One Year Into the Inflation Reduction Act

48C Qualified Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit: One Year Into the Inflation Reduction Act

October 8, 2023 |

By John R. Kirkwood, Christopher B. Berendt, Matthew R. Levy, Jason Deppen, Joshua L. Andrews, Aaron L. Szabo, Brian S. Fennerty, Bryan Michael Allen, Wendy Yan, Virginia M. Speck – Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Special to The Digest The next round of funding for the qualified advanced energy project tax credit — known […]

Read More

E-fuels: Do they work on the numbers?

E-fuels: Do they work on the numbers?

June 5, 2023 |

By Dr. Ashish Gupta, Process Manager, S&B; Muhammad Islam, Vice President, Commercial and Technology, S&B; and Clint Johnson, Vice President, Saber Equity Special to The Digest As the world works towards decarbonization, one sector contributing significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is transportation. To address this issue, the concept of e-fuels has emerged as a […]

Read More

Low Carbon Ethanol: Carbon Intensity Reduction through Advanced Technologies

Low Carbon Ethanol: Carbon Intensity Reduction through Advanced Technologies

May 1, 2023 |

By Shrikant Rathi, Executive Director, Praj Americas Special to The Digest Ethanol worldwide has played a vital role in replacing fossil fuels in ground transportation. The drive for decarbonization has driven consideration of low carbon bioethanol as a feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and bio-products due to its potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions […]

Read More

Growing In Iowa: The Future of Food and Farming

Growing In Iowa: The Future of Food and Farming

April 10, 2023 |

Pivot Bio improves grower access to a dependable nitrogen source From his time at the University of Iowa to the first startup he founded with support from the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, Karsten Temme, Ph.D., credits much of his accomplishments as Pivot Bio CEO and co-founder to the invaluable insight he gained in Iowa. Pivot […]

Read More

BioConnect Iowa: Empowering Iowa’s Next Wave of Entrepreneurs

BioConnect Iowa: Empowering Iowa’s Next Wave of Entrepreneurs

April 3, 2023 |

Iowa’s well-earned reputation as a bioscience powerhouse stems from the state’s unwavering commitment to innovation and collaboration. Organizations such as BioConnect Iowa, in partnership with the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), fuel this legacy by helping aspiring entrepreneurs transform bold ideas into successful endeavors through mentorship opportunities and access to helpful resources. With deep Iowan […]

Read More

Biofuels M&A: 2022 Review & Outlook 2023

Biofuels M&A: 2022 Review & Outlook 2023

February 8, 2023 |

By Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, and Zak Putlak, Ocean Park Special to The Digest The market for buying and selling biofuels plants followed a historic 2021 with a transformational year in 2022, driven by one pivotal biomass-based diesel (BBD) transaction. Overall, seven mergers and acquisitions transactions took place, with 889 million gallons per year (MGPY) […]

Read More