Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? To provide innovative & cutting-edge technologies to add value in Food, Feed, Oleo-chemicals, Nutraceuticals & Renewable Energy sectors using R&D […]
Next-generation material platforms, sustainable feedstocks, and advanced design and manufacturing tools are bringing new materials and products to market faster – and with greater impact. These advancements are impacting everything from the competitive landscape to the range of viable partners to new, potentially disruptive business models. Lux has been tracking four themes in the materials space and […]
In California, Fulcrum executives assailed a report appearing this week in Spanish media alleging $100 million cost overruns and other difficulties in the Sierra Biofuels project near Reno, Nevada. It’s loaded with inaccuracies, Fulcrum vice president Rick Barraza told The Digest. “The cost overruns are not $100 million,” said Fulcrum VP and CFO Eric Pryor, […]
By Anu D. Vij and Mike Pawlowski, Ship & Shore Environmental Special to The Digest There is increasing emphasis on Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) applications in today’s Green Economy. Technology is moving at a rapid pace for RNG. Refinement of streams from a variety of sources of methane into quality pipeline gas requires a certain […]
In California, the Algae Biomass Organization has tapped Jill Kauffman Johnson, Head of Global Market Development, Algae Ingredients at Corbion as the association’s new board chair, outgoing chairman Mark Allen said in an ABO blog post. Allen wrote: Jill brings exactly the kind of experience in science, product commercialization and public policy that can take […]
After what could be considered a lengthy out-of-town tryout, LanzaJet is now officially launched as a LanzaTech spin-off — Suncor Energy and Mitsui & Co. are investing $15 million and $10 million, respectively, to establish the new venture. All Nippon Airways is also contributing in exchange for accessing off take. What does LanzaJet do? It’s not […]
Benson Hill, Yield10 and Marrone Bio are in the news this week with advances in their crop technologies aimed at yield improvement and nutritional composition. Yield continues to be the motherlode when it comes to agricultural innovation, you can see the recent waves of agtech investing more or less as a series of novel strategies […]
By Gerard J. Ostheimer, Ph.D., Managing Director, below50 and Douglas L. Faulkner, “the Clean Tech Conservative” & President, Leatherstocking LLC Special to The Digest In the rush of twenty-first century life, especially in this time of multiple crises, we can lose a sense of historical perspective, be lulled into thinking that only the new and […]
With a petrochemical history, Sarnia-Lambton has evolved to agriculture, feedstocks and chemicals with a vision to be Canada’s premier location for the development of and investment in clean, green, and sustainable chemistry technologies. A look at their commercialization hub, how they support the development of ideas from research and incubation, to acceleration and commercialization, their R&D cost […]
Toyota’s been working on a global environmental challenge – a new vehicle with zero CO2 emissions and plants with zero CO2 emissions. But how can they achieve what seems to be impossible? That’s where hydrogen and fuel cells come into play. Toyota’s been working on fuel cells since 1992 and this illuminating slide guide goes into […]
