In the United Kingdom, Craig Atkins, a development engineer with Rotherham’s Adanced Manufacturing Research Centre has designed a snow board that uses recycled plastic as the board’s core, and incorporated epoxy resin sourced from cashew nut husks and flax fiber. More on the story.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, soared 4.09 percent to a 3-month high of 66.48 as reaction spread from Congressional action on the “fiscal cliff”. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 2.56 percent to $3.20, while Gevo (GEVO) soared 18.18 percent to $1.82 on news of a stock buy-back. Among […]
Launching a year-long focus on capital and investment — featuring a sneak preview of the new BioInvest Digest, and an expanded Big Dialogue on capital and investment at ABLC 2013. Plus, a look at the impact of last night’s US fiscal cliff deal. Technology, market, price, management, feedstock, and policy – these are always vital. But […]
As a signature event in launching our year-long “Biofuels 2013, the Year of Capital” coverage — the new BioInvest Digest debuts today (1/2/13) at 2pm ET, to serve those investing or lending in industrial biotechnology. In BioInvest Digest, we’ll focus on who is investing where, when, why and how. SNEAK PREVIEW THE CASE: The New Milo-naires: […]
At ABLC in Washington, DC this April, we are bringing together the movers and shakers in the nexus between global financing, ventures and global policy for industrial biotech at our 2nd annual Industrial Biotech Global Investment Summit. In today’s Digest 30-Second Poll: Your say on the Big Biofuels Financing Issues Take the survey. Its your […]
Three key tax credits extended for cellulosic biofuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel; playing field leveled for algae; Farm Bill provisions extended In Washington, the US House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 257-167, a bill to avert a set of automatic tax increases that would have, according to economist consensus, sent the US spiraling […]
In case you missed them over the Holidays, here’s a recap of seven year-end summaries, predictions and special reports that appeared since December 24th. The 2012 Biofuels Digest Awards – access all 22 here. 12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects for 2013 6 Bellwether Biobased Projects for 2013 Top 10 Biofuels Predictions for 2013 The 50 Big […]
In India, the city of Chennai is looking at ways to abate mosquitoes. One plan under consideration would import Kenyan pyrethrum bio-pesticide, which is sourced from chrysanthemum flowers. One of the companies invited to help develop a plan are looking to use motorcycle exhaust pipes to conduct the fogging. The plan is being developed in […]
In California, BioJet advises us of the death of David Lester, Executive DIrector of the Council of Energy Resource Tribes and a BioJet Advisory Board Member. David Lester led CERT for 30 years. “For the past several years, David has been the Visionary behind the CERT-BioJet initiative now known as Project Thunderbird, one of the biggest […]
A long war of opinion has been waged for years between advanced biofuels’ detractors and supporters. Mirage or reality? Completion of 6 key projects 2012 decided much of the debate. When these 12 projects open for business (or not) in 2013, you’ll know for sure. Advanced, next-generation biofuels are on the march, say the supporters. […]
