Data surprise: Biofuels still beating electrics on cost, emissions
Electrics are improving on emissions and cost, but not enough to make driving an electric car the smart choice for consumers looking to save...
2 GOP Govs defy Trump’s regulatory expand-o-grab
Above: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts
Two GOP state governors hitting the phones and airwaves hard to restrain federal government over-reach...
Switchcraft: Metabolix bioconverts itself into Yield10, focuses on crop yields
In Massachusetts we have had more signs of the pivoting underway in the advanced bioeconomy with the news that Metabolix is changing its name...
Be the Change: Maine’s new Born Global challenge
For some time in The Digest, we have examined the problem of matching capital to projects. As Ecostrat’s Jordan Solomon observed at ABLC Next...
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...
7 Days from Seed to Harvest: Cellana, and the rise of algae in a...
It’s been around for millions of years, algae. Why now? A combination of pressing human need, and scientific advancement — these two drivers are...
What Does it Take? The experts report from Ottawa on Scaling up the Bioeconomy
This past week, a remarkable group of people gathered in Ottawa, perhaps described best as the “friends of Jeff” because the ostensible excuse for...
Winner, winner, salmon dinner? Calysta raises $40M en route to scale
From California arrives the news that Calysta has raised $40 million in a Series D funding led by Mitsui and including amongst its participants...
Who’s got hot lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to lignin production and prospects
Lignocellulosic sugars and lignin have become necessary intermediates for advancing research towards economically producing biofuels and bioproducts. Recently, the US Department of Energy issued...
Amber Waves of Gain: BioAmber, CJ CheilJedang to launch Asian JV for bio-succinic
In South Korea, BioAmber and CJ CheilJedang Corporation signed a LOI for a joint venture in China to produce up to 36,000 metric tons...