The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, plunged 2.22 percent to 61.73 as large caps fell. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dumped 3.17 percent to $9.16, while Amyris (AMRS) lost 6.87 percent to $2.44. Among other equities, Dupont (DD) plummeted 9.06 percent to $45.25. Overall, declines led advances 5 to 1 […]
Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, capacity, […]
Address: 4575 Weaver Parkway, Suite 100, Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Year Founded: 2006 Company description: Coskata is a technology leader in the production of alternative fuels and chemicals. Our proprietary process has been demonstrated at significant scale and offers: • High yields • Low costs • Feedstock flexibility While the technology platform is capable of producing […]
Address: 45 High Point Avenue, Portsmouth, RI 02871 Year Founded: 2008 Company description: BioProcess Algae produces low-cost, high-quality algae feedstocks for a variety of downstream markets including food, feeds and fuels. BioProcess is based in Portsmouth, RI and is currently running a demonstration facility at the Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. ethanol plant in Shenandoah, […]
Company description: Avantium is a leading renewable chemicals company that develops and commercializes next generation biobased plastics and chemicals. The company has established over the years a leading market position in providing advanced catalysis services and systems to companies in the oil, gas, chemical and renewable sector. From 2005 onwards, Avantium has developed a proprietary […]
In California, Solazyme announced that Jean-Marc Rotsaert has joined the company as its Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Mr. Rotsaert will be responsible for leading Solazyme’s operations, including the continued expansion of the tailored oils sales and marketing organization with a focus on the industrial and nutritional markets. Mr. Rotsaert joins Solazyme from AAK where […]
Deployment of next-gen bagasse-to-biofuels technologies could expand ethanol production in Brazil, India by 35 percent without land, water intensification. After several years of technology and partnership development — advanced biofuels are coming to Brazil in a big way, and India may not be far behind. The reason? Opportunities with bagasse, the leftover from crushed cane […]
In Wisconsin, Hyrax Energy and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation have signed a licensing agreement for a novel renewable chemical and biofuel production method. Developed in the laboratory of Ron Raines, a University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry professor and a Hyrax founder, the technology provides a new way to transform cellulosic biomass into renewable fuels and high-value […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 0.82 percent to 63.13 as advanced biofuels dropped sharply again. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dumped 4.06 percent to $9.46, while Amyris (AMRS) plummeted 9.66 percent to $2.62. Among other equities, Algae.Tec (AEB.AX) recovered 6.90 percent to $0.31. Overall, declines and advances were […]
Calysta Energy emerges from stealth — with new, biobased technologies to unlock high-value fuels, chemicals markets for stranded, unconventional natural gas The synthesis of biobased technologies and abundant supplies of natural gas took a major step forward today with the emergence from stealth of Calysta Energy. The new company is a spinout of DNA 2.0, […]
