Renewable fuels are vital to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and the environmental impact of energy production. As litigation around renewable fuels grows, the role of the expert witness in renewable fuels becomes more…
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Incentives for Heavy Industry Decarbonization
By Pete Rocha, Lee Enterprises Consulting The Success of Renewable Diesel in California The growth of renewable diesel (RD) in California is one of the great decarbonization success stories. In a decade, from 2013 through…
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Renewable Diesel (HEFA) Plant Conversions for Maximum SAF Production
By: Mark Robertson Introduction Renewable diesel (“RD”) and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) can be produced by hydro-treating virtually any type of biogenic feedstock lipid (oil). In processes involving hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (“HEFA” processes),…
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Expert Witness – Renewable Diesel
What is a Renewable Diesel Expert? Renewable diesel, also known as green diesel or second-generation biodiesel, is a type of biofuel derived from renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste oils through…
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Agricultural Residue -The Future of Optimizing Biorefineries
Agricultural residue-derived nanocellulose has the potential to be a key component of recarbonizing materials and optimizing biorefinery business cases. Nanocellulose is a light solid substance obtained from plant matter which comprises nanosized cellulose fibrils. It can…
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The Role of Wood and the Pulp and Paper Industry in Renewable Energy
The pulp and paper industry includes the production of paper and paper-based products, made from wood pulp and other plant fibers. This would include the production of paper, cardboard, tissue paper, and many other paper-based…
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What is the Bioeconomy?
While more than 40 countries have some “bioeconomy” strategy, there is really no worldwide definition. The term “bioeconomy” actually has different meanings to different people and governments. While most agree that the term includes things…
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Bioeconomy Expertise: A Valuable Commodity in the Sustainable Investing
Sustainable investing is here. According to Morgan Stanley’s 2019 biennial survey of financial institutions, insurers, and pension funds in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, 80% said that they actively integrated sustainable investing. The trend…
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Green Ammonia
What is green ammonia? Ammonia is a pungent gas that is widely used to make agricultural fertilizers. The process of making ammonia is generally not a “green” process, as it is most commonly made from…
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Hydrogen Applications
Hydrogen applications and uses are many and varied. As countries and companies move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to clean energy, hydrogen is increasingly the solution of choice. Green hydrogen from renewable sources…
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