Heat Death: Joule Unlimited collapses as oil prices flag, time passes, pressure mounts
One of the more striking outcomes from the DOE Bioeconomy 2017 conference in Washington DC was confirmation of the demise of Joule Unlimited. “The...
The rise, rise, rise of bio-methanol for fuels and chemical markets
We reported last week on the Silva Green Fuels JV between Sweden’s Södra and Norway’s Statkraft, using Steeper Energy technology to produce drop-in advanced...
Reverse Combustion and its prospects
Because burning fuels in an internal combustion engine produces CO2 and water as its byproducts, the idea of reverse combustion has been hanging around...
The bioeconomy, #1 catalyst for rural development: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA...
Outgoing Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack put it best: "The bioeconomy is a catalyst for economic development in rural America, creating new jobs and providing...
What’s My Feedstock Worth? A primer for measuring bio-value
What’s it worth? It’s the cry of a thousand fortune-hunters combing garage sales and close-out auctions this spring. Whether you are owner or seller,...
Elite corn, without control by elites: NCGA, Benson Hill Biosystems partner to democratize corn...
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural technology company unlocking the genetic potential of plants, today announced a strategic partnership and grant from the...
The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations, 3.28.18 release
According to BIO, the global economic value today of the biobased economy – including industrial biotechnology, renewable chemicals and polymers, biofuels, enzymes and biobased...
Algae DHA: a fix for odor, taste and cost is on the way for...
Omega-3s are a great thing, but here’s the bottom line: the current applications stink. Not as in, they-don't-work. We mean, literally.
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Biodiesel stands its ground, won’t back down: new B20 vehicles, emissions cuts, highlight NBC...
The makers of the world’s favorite advanced biofuel — a/k/a the biodiesel industry — descended upon Texas to mingle, make and renew ties at...
FHR unveils a $50M gambit to make Überprotein at ethanol plants
In Nebraska, Flint Hills Resources will invest more than $50M in its Fairmont, Neb. ethanol plant to install a new technology that will produce...