In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of seven projects totaling $1.94 million to conduct research and development to accelerate the adoption of performa... Read more
Insurance takes risks that other forms of capital (like debt and equity) can’t or won’t take, according to Mike Newman and this illuminating slide guide presented at a recen... Read more
In Washington, a broad coalition of ethanol, agriculture, and public interest groups are challenging the Trump administration’s recent fuel efficiency rulemaking, on that grounds that... Read more
Gevo is developing a platform to fund expansion projects in the next phase of its unique, next generation renewable fuels business. Their commercial-scale facilities are converting agri... Read more
In New York, Reuters reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that, if granted, would help bring oil refiners... Read more
DigestConnect is a weekly online get-together for the bioeconomy, featuring trendsetters and online commentary by real leaders on the real issues. DigestConnect #12 is here. Today we looked... Read more
In Finland, SSAB Raahe’s steel plant is testing biogas from Gasum as a maritime transport fuel. The test will be carried out in collaboration with ESL Shipping and Gasum. This is the f... Read more
In Denmark, Haldor Topsoe’s new CEO started work this past week and the company joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability initiative. By becomi... Read more
In Massachusetts, Sweetwater Energy has been selected to become part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s STEX25 accelerator program for growth-stage companies. STEX25 is a b... Read more
DigestConnect is a weekly online get-together for the bioeconomy, featuring trendsetters and online commentary by real leaders on the real issues. DigestConnect #12 is here. Today we looked... Read more
