Methanol is versatile – it can be used as turbine fuel, cooking fuel, and as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells. But G.K.Surya Prakash from University of Southern California shares in this illuminating presentation other ways methanol is handy dandy, like as a liquid hydrogen carrier, how it can be used in internal combustion engines, […]
Using a process that mimics how plants could have developed in nature, Calyxt’s proprietary gene editing technologies are bringing a variety of plant-based solutions. They were the first to commercialize a gene-edited food product and recently launched their high oleic soybean products and expect their gross margins to be greater than 80%. With over 70 patent […]
Over the years we have run 727 different stories around technology or commercial breakthroughs in The Digest — there’s even a venture capital group named Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Let’s explore today — using the recent news from Novozymes about their pioneering advances in yeast — what exactly a breakthrough is, and does. That’s relevant to […]
Check out this latest snapshot of hydrogen and fuel cells applications in the U.S. as presented by the U.S. Department of Energy. Detailed slides on existing hydrogen production facilities which total about 10 million metric tons produced annually in the U.S. with more than 1,600 miles of H2 pipeline and 4 new liquefaction plants announced, examples […]
By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC Special to The Digest Biotechnology funding is surging and contract fermentation options remain limited, so companies seeking to commercialize advanced biotechnologies are again evaluating options to build required production capacity. While the “build” approach comes with many benefits, capital costs and requisite funding required to build a […]
So far, more than 50,000 consumers a day are engaging with Amyris’s brands just in the U.S. alone. And they have 10 fermentation products currently in production. How did Amyris get to this mass market level? What is their current status in key markets like alternative sweeteners, flavors and fragrances, baby products, skincare? What makes their […]
In Washington, what must have become a weary if vigilant posse of the nation’s biofuel and farm advocates are out on the hustings again this week, over a fresh attack on the US Renewable Fuel Standard, this one led by officials in the Trump Administration, if a story reported by Bloomberg stands up against scrutiny. […]
Novozymes just hosted their Annual Shareholders Meeting 2020 and we have an insider look at their presentation. Check out not just their 2019 financials and what they refer to as “A year of change,” and “A challenging year,” but a peak into what the future holds for the company in 2020, why sustainability is at the […]
In Finland, VTT and its business partners have launched a two-year project to develop a concept for a process to capture and utilize carbon dioxide. The aim is to utilize the carbon dioxide produced during bioenergy production as a raw material for specialty chemicals. As certain end products have a long lifecycle, the concept may […]
In Finland, Finnair and Neste inked a new agreement which will gradually and considerably increase Finnair’s use of sustainable aviation fuel in its operations. The new partnership will be a key contributing factor in Finnair’s long-term target of carbon neutrality. Sustainable aviation fuels are a key part of the long-term solution for reducing the CO2 […]
