Hot Spots: The Top 10 Advanced Bioeconomy Places to Watch in California
California is for many the “home of innovation” but almost everyone thinks of Silicon Valley in this respect, or perhaps the Bay Area as...
Making Algae Obese: Synthetic Genomics, ExxonMobil breakthrough brings algae fuels clearer, closer
In California at the annual BIO convention, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics announced a breakthrough in joint research into advanced biofuels involving the improvement of...
Trump’s Nixonian Pivot
News of high-level appointments have been streaming out of Trump Tower all this week and last, and two trends are already clear: it’s a...
Nanocellulose for tires: something new in performance and sustainability
In Georgia, American Process and Birla Carbon have signed a Joint Development Agreement to further explore the technical and business potential of combining carbon...
Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From Brownies
Terpenes may be the most unloved class of energy molecule of all time, if you compare R&D spending to potential. Even ARPA-E, the home...
US slaps Argentine, Indonesian biodiesel producers with huge anti-dumping penalties
In Washington, the US Commerce Department issued a preliminary countervailing duty determination from the Commerce Department regarding subsidized biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia....
In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research...
In Washington, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced $40 million in Department of Energy awards for the establishment of four DOE Bioenergy Research...
The Race for Bionylon heats up: Rennovia enters piloting stage of its key bio-based...
In California, Rennovia has now successfully commissioned, and is operating, all core pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol (1,6-HDO) process.
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Corbion bids to acquire TerraVia
In California, Corbion has made a $20M stalking horse stock and asset purchase bid for TerraVia .
The purchase agreement provides TerraVia with a binding...
For jet reset via renewable fuel, think carinata
The US ethanol industry is working hard on E15 deployment right now — from market deployment to regulatory relief, there’s action on every front...
