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Promising start to 2019: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso

Promising start to 2019: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso

June 10, 2019 |

The Digest’s “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Stora Enso. Stora Enso celebrated some positive Q1 2019 financials including sales that went up, operational EBIT that went down, and overall profit protection program that helped them out so far this […]

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Diesel engines CAN be friends with ethanol!: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to ClearFlame Engines

Diesel engines CAN be friends with ethanol!: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to ClearFlame Engines

June 9, 2019 |

ClearFlame Engines spoke at a recent Biofuels Digest webinar about diesel fueled engines and how they can be running on ethanol via ClearFlame engines that can be easily integrated into existing designs. They’ve already demonstrated a 10% savings in fuel by retrofitting their work truck to use ethanol, and their technology can allow ethanol to […]

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It’s Genomatica! Renowned San Diego bioeconomy hotshop to acquire REG Life Sciences

It’s Genomatica! Renowned San Diego bioeconomy hotshop to acquire REG Life Sciences

June 6, 2019 |

In Iowa, we’ve learned that Renewable Energy Group has completed the sale of substantially all assets of REG Life Sciences’ to Genomatica. REG acquired the Life Sciences business in 2014, when it was known as LS9. Since then the team has successfully advanced the technology development over several years including through key strategic partnerships with […]

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Miscanthus BBQ fuel, microalgae, new bioreactor for fermentation, cacao bean waste to beer, soy shoes, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of June 7th

Miscanthus BBQ fuel, microalgae, new bioreactor for fermentation, cacao bean waste to beer, soy shoes, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of June 7th

June 6, 2019 |

As we turn the corner from spring to summer, the pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of June 7th In today’s Digest, miscanthus BBQ fuel, microalgae, new bioreactor for fermentation, cacao bean waste to beer, soy shoes — these and more, ready […]

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E Pluribus Zillions: As climate change gets a drubbing at the polls, what next?

E Pluribus Zillions: As climate change gets a drubbing at the polls, what next?

June 5, 2019 |

In Australia, the center-right Liberal/National party coalition won the Federal election this week, and the center-left Labor Party finds itself without office, without a federal leader, and without much of a clue how the polls predicting Labor victory got it so wrong, and why their urgent climate change action program failed to connect with voters. […]

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Protein Power: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Codexis

Protein Power: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Codexis

June 5, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Codexis. Codexis is wielding a leading edge protein engineering platform technology, CodeEvolver and is enhancing proteins to deliver unique and value-creating performance. Codexis gave this engaging presentation with how they are […]

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From feedstock to by-products:  Using blockchain to trace biofuels

From feedstock to by-products: Using blockchain to trace biofuels

June 4, 2019 |

By Peter Vincent, Chief Technology Officer, Grain Discovery Special to The Digest There has been a lot of buzz recently around blockchain, with most of the talk centering around Bitcoin and on cloak and dagger stories about collapsing cryptocurrency exchanges. But lost in this high-drama debate is the fact that blockchain’s most interesting use-case is […]

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Going Public and Serving the Public: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat

Going Public and Serving the Public: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat

June 4, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat recently had an IPO and sent out this prospectus summary. They expanded their product lines from Beyond Burger to Beyond Beef, Beyond Sausage, and their newest Beyond […]

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Of Impossibles and Whoppers: Notes from the Planet Synthetica

Of Impossibles and Whoppers: Notes from the Planet Synthetica

June 3, 2019 |

There’s been a stream of good news and bad news on the “made in a lab” front in recent weeks. First, the amazing news that Impossible Foods raised a $300 million in its Series E round was led by existing investors Temasek and Horizons Ventures. The fifth equity funding round since Impossible Foods was launched in […]

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The Road to Renewables: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

The Road to Renewables: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

June 3, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Neste. Neste has become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions and have broadened their end markets to aviation and polymers. Neste’s illuminating overview from Capital Markets Day is worth […]

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