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industrial biodiesel producers were using virgin crop oils like soybean oil in over time, as commercially available process technologies improved and government biofuel policies around the world became more prevalent and focused on climate change ideas like “carbon intensity,” “circular economy” and “land-use change” — materials once more desired, more mainstream and, naturally, more valuable.
When the value of a product once thought of as waste rises appreciably, theft and fraud are sure to follow. So, while 20 years ago thoughts of oceangoing vessels full of palm oil labeled today these sordid activities not only governments and private companies to implement traceability requirements to minimize their occurrence.
Render sits down with one of the world’s foremost traceability experts, Dani the growing importance of traceability as and feedstock buyers.
Q: For starters, tell me a little bit about yourself — your background and
A. wasn’t a straight line. My undergraduate of government agencies. It was incredibly meaningful work. I was fortunate to see law enforcement and the intelligence community, and the impact their work has on our safety and freedoms.
Meanwhile, my college roommate and best friend was building a business eventually he asked me to join him, and I did. Together, we grew the business across
As we scaled, we wanted better
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sources. So, we built a prototype app trace and compare those streams. And that’s when we really understood just how hard it was to track this material. which meant there simply wasn’t much structured data to work with.
mental Protection Agency signaled and traceability under the Renewable
Fuel Standard. Looking at the reality of the industry then, it was clear that most to comply with what was being asked of them. That was the moment the light bulb went on: The industry needed purpose-built traceability infrastructure.
and in 2021, we were fortunate to receive EPA funding to help accelerate the work. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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