We reported this week that Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia formed a partnership to investigate options for locally produced aviation biofuel. The trans-Tasman alliance partners are issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to the market to explore the opportunity to procure locally produced aviation biofuel. A few years ago, that would have been the […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.22 percent to 51.19 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) dropped 6.06 percent to $1.55, while BioAmber (BIOA) tumbled 5.43 percent to $3.83. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) surged 6.30 percent after closing its Sanimax acquisition. […]
In the Netherlands, BASF and Avantium have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), as well as marketing of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), based on this new chemical building block. FDCA is produced from renewable resources. The JV will use […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, was flat at 51.08 despite an ethanol slump. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) rallied 13.88 percent to $2.16, while Ametis (AMTX) dropped 4.49 percent to $1.70. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) shed 6.10 percent to $4.00. Overall, declines led advances by a 2 […]
By Jan Koninckx, Global business director for advanced biofuels, DuPont. Special to The Digest February 2016 was the warmest February on record—perhaps of all time. Not by tenths of degrees, as records are often broken by, but by a staggering 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than average. The body of evidence for global warming continues to […]
By James L. Stewart, Special to The Digest A major worldwide effort is underway through the non-profit organization R20 Regions of Climate Action to assist sub-national states and jurisdictions in developing projects that promote clean energy and combat climate change. Currently, R20 has more than $1 billion of low-carbon, economic development projects in process in 20 countries. […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, was flat at 51.20 despite a large cap advance. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) rebounded 11.69 percent to $1.72, while BioAmber (BIOA) jumped 5.01 percent on its earnings announce. Among other equities, UPM gained 3.41 percent to $16.08. Overall, advances led declines by […]
In Kansas, ICM will design and build the expansion of The Anderson’s Albion, Michigan location, doubling the facility’s capacity. The project, originally announced in December 2015, will enable the facility to double the capacity of The Andersons Albion Ethanol plant from its current average rate, as well as add a combined heat and power system […]
Solazyme undergoes Focus Reassignment Surgery and re-emerges as TerraVia. Industrials to spin off, nutrition the focus now. The what, the why, and the “why now?” In California, Solazyme said that it is now focusing exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, renaming the company TerraVia. Having elevated CEO and co-founder Jonathan Wolfson to the Executive […]
By David Babson, senior fuels engineer, Union of Concerned Scientists In Washington, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that the United States and Canada would partner to cut methane emissions from their oil and gas sectors by 40-45 percent below 2012 levels in under a decade. This is great news, and we applaud […]
