In China, DuPont Industrial Biosciences presented results of collaborative trials with Pacific Textiles Limited, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of custom fabrics, which demonstrate the significant sustainability benefits of bio-based enzymes used to replace traditional chemicals in cotton textile processing at bulk-scale production. The results of the Cotton Incorporated study found that the use of DuPont […]
In Wisconsin, a team of researchers led by George Huber — who recently moved from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst to the Wisconsin Energy Institute — a UW-Madison professor of chemical and biological engineering, and his collaborators have demonstrated they can use a proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell to convert the model biomass compound acetone into isopropanol, a […]
In Washington, the Natural Resources Defense Council posted two blogs from NRDC Action Fund Director Heather Taylor-Miesle and NRDC Action Fund senior advisor David Goldston on the Obama-Romney presidential debate held Wednesday night at the University of Denver. Romney gets the energy facts wrong,” says Taylor-Miesle, adding “On energy issues alone, he not only distorted […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.19 percent to 65.50 as enzyme equities rallied For the day, Novozymes (NZMB) surged 2.90 percent to $28.75, while OriginOil (OOIL) rocketed up 10.47 percent to $0.05. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) rose 3.06 percent to $3.03. Overall, declines led advances led declines […]
A new drop-in, low-cost, high-octane fuel molecule? How does that work, and why, and when? How does it change the energy independence equation? Today, the Digest visits Incitor to find out about Alestron. Back in 2008, there was a flurry of coverage of a new class of fuel molecules that could be made affordably from […]
In Canada, Ensyn Corporation and Fibria Celulose announced the creation of a strategic alliance between the two companies. This alliance includes the establishment of an equally-owned joint venture for the production of cellulosic liquid fuels and chemicals in Brazil, as well as a US$ 20 million equity investment in Ensyn Corporation by Fibria. Ensyn’s key […]
In Michigan, Michigan State University researchers have discovered a bacterium’s ability to withstand incredible amounts of toxicity is key to creating 24-karat gold. The researchers found that the metal-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans can grow on massive concentrations of gold chloride — or liquid gold, a toxic chemical compound found in nature. The researchers created an […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 1.02 percent to 64.73 as advanced biofuels slumped. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) dipped 2.88 percent to $3.04, while KiOR (KIOR) plunged 11.11 percent to $8.00. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) recovered 4.98 percent to $2.11. Overall, declines led advances 2 to 1 […]
LanzaTech and ZeaChem, two of last year’s new entrants in the top 10 among the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, raise fresh capital as they head for commercialization. Plus, both are among 15 biobased companies that made this year’s Cleantech 100 list, as selected by the Cleantech Group. We look at the honorees. In Illinois, […]
It’s a year of low congressional approval and not much congressional action. But every election is an important one, and there’s lots of unfinished business from this past cycle. Here are nine friends of energy independence and advanced bioenergy that find themselves in tight races. In one, a Democrat with a safe Washington House seat […]
