Just released yesterday, this Novozymes Q1 presentation shows their microbes and industrial enzymes business is off to a good start with solid Q1 results with 3% organic sales growth and strong earnings. Get details on their closing of Microbiome Labs acquisition, new product launches, COVID-18 uncertainty, 2021 outlook, and more.
The International Energy Agency published “Renewables 2020”, an analysis and forecast through 2025 of the impact of Covid-19 on renewables in the electricity, heat and transport sectors. We pulled the transport and biofuels pieces so you can find out what the IEA says about Covid-19’s effect on these key sectors, what the future may hold, […]
Please click here to download your ABLC Digital Open Access Agenda and Access Links. These will give you access to every ABLC Digital session that is open to the general public: in all, 14 hours of presentations and forums on the Circular Economy, Re-engineering Nature, Policy, Bio-LPG, Bio-Design and Manufacturing, SAF, Finance and Investment, the […]
In Washington state, HB 1091. the Clean Fuel Standard has been passed by the legislature and now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature; it is a significant win for the Governor’s renewables agenda and for the clean fuels movement. From San Diego to the gateway to the Klondike, a clean curtain has descended […]
The way of the future is here in terms of DNA writing on silicon from Twist Bioscience. What can this mean for drug discovery? Synthetic biology? Next-Gen sequencing? Data storage? How does Twist do it? What is their plan for a “Factory of the Future” in Portland?
In the UK, IAG said it will purchase one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes by 2030. This equates to removing one million cars from Europe’s roads each year. In addition, IAG will become the first airline group worldwide to extend its […]
In Louisiana, Grön Fuels, LLC, has received its Minor Source Air Permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The first phase of the project’s program is the 63,000-barrel-per-day Grön Fuels production facility that Fidelis expects will achieve final investment decision in 2021. The total complex is projected to result in more than 5,000 direct and […]
In California, CarbonCure Technologies and CarbonBuilt have won the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a prize that set out to convert CO2 emissions into valuable products. Selected by a panel of independent judges, both winning teams developed solutions aimed at reducing CO2 emissions associated with traditional concrete, which is currently the world’s most abundant human-made […]
In Italy, Maire Tecnimont subsidiaries NextChem and MET Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MC TAIF JSC (TAIF) today to co-develop a new bio-degradable polymer plant in the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation), using NextChem’s know-how and MET Development’s project development capabilities. TAIF is the largest industrial investment company in Tatarstan, engaged in Oil […]
In Colorado, DMC Biotechnologies and Conagen Inc. entered into a manufacturing agreement for the commercial production of DMC’s first product, L-alanine. L-alanine is a naturally occurring amino acid used widely in homecare products, human nutrition, and pharmaceutical applications. DMC’s fermentation technology enables L-alanine to be produced with attractive economics as part of a regional supply chain […]
