A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we reach the end of 2015? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and peer into tomorrowland. As the sunset of 2015 gives way to the dawn of 2016, here at the Digest we resist the holiday temptation to look back over the challenges […]
In Iowa, America’s Renewable Future released its final candidate report card today. The report card places each presidential contender into a good or bad category based on their support for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. ARF will use the report card to let more than 50,000 pledged caucus-goers and Iowans know which candidates will protect […]
By Tim Sklar, Special to The Digest From our perspective as developers of bio-fuels projects, this past year has been disappointing as the initial interest by potential participants in our modest wood waste-to-advanced renewable fuels plant project has waned. We have also observed that over the last year, the few projects of this type we […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 1.43 percent to 51.62 as advanced bio slid. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) lost 12.00 percent to $1.32, while Aemetis (AMTX) plummeted 14.03 percent to $1.90. Among other equities, Evogene (EVGN) gave back 8.60 percent to $7.86. Overall, declines led advances by […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, was flat at 52.37 despite an enzymes advance. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) shed 5.71 percent to $0.66, while Evogene (EVGN) gave back 3.80 percent to $8.60. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) gained 2.47 percent to $9.43. Overall, advances led declines […]
In Florida, early voting rankings were released today for 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, representing roughly 70% of the overall subscriber vote expected. Subscriber voting ends Friday January 15 at 5pm ET. The Hot 50 rankings will be announced live at ABLC 2016 in Washington DC at 6pm on February 17, 2016. Below, we’ve […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.58 percent to 52.36 as a modest rally continued. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) shed 5.41 percent to $0.70, while Evogene (EVGN) soared 18.18 percent to $8.94. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) was clipped 4.18 percent to $4.58. Overall, declines […]
In a time of rising gasoline demand and targets for higher engine efficiencies, the world could use more octane. What about ethanol, and what about iso-octane itself? The Digest looks at the economics and the supplies. Over the summer in the US, falling gasoline prices led to a well-understood though not always rational consumer response: premium […]
After the bizarre attempted heist detailed in The Great Algae Robbery, Roquette tries the US courts but comes up short, in its quest to get a hold of Solazyme’s algae tech. On a slow news day just before Christmas, those of us on the industrial biotechnology beat have no need to stop by the firehouse to […]
The Digest will host a free webinar on January 5, 2016 at 12 ET titled “Successfully financing advanced biobased projects via the USDA 9003 Loan Guarantee program.” Webinar participants include John Kirkwood of Faegre Baker Daniels and John May of Stern Brothers. For more information and to register, click here. This webinar answers some of […]
