Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in Bioplastics
The Plant Bottle has generated so much goodwill and publicity for its 30% renewable, sustainable content (and that biobased MEG) that it’s easy to...
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...
Energy Department to industry: Here’s $8M, now (puleez!) innovate down the cost of algae
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy, through the Bioenergy Technologies Office, announced the selection of three projects to receive up to $8 million,...
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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ENVIA Energy’s GTL plant is underway, produces first biofuels
In Oklahoma, the team behind the ENVIA Energy gas-to-liquids plant confirmed that the first Fischer-Tropsch product has been successfully produced at the company’s first...
Engineered skin: brilliant start up Upside Biotechnologies offers new hope for burn victims
In New Zealand, Upside Biotechnologies and its advanced skin replacement treatment for patients suffering major burns passed a major milestone this week, raising $2.3M...
LCFS vs RFS: As two contend for the Renewables Heavyweight Championship, who is the...
What is different about a Low Carbon Fuel Standard — as compared to a Renewable Fuel Standard?
There are 4 primary differences.
1. An RFS creates...
Livin’ La Vida Octane: The quest for torque and affordable, sustainable vroom
Most gearheads with a passion for awesome cars will make at least one pilgrimage to the Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los...
ABLC 2017 initial agenda announced
In Florida, The Digest announced the initial agenda for ABLC 2017 (the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference) on March 1-3, 2017 at the Mayflower Hotel...
The progamming of living things: What if you could put a brain inside a...
It would revolutionize medicine. But also, agriculture — as in plant cells that sense and respond to conditions like drought, predators, disease or even...