$2.05 per gallon for drop-in, non-food advanced biofuels blends. Who would have thought it possible a few years ago. Well, the Navy for one. Their remarkable vision results in Carrier Strike Group 3 operating in a world where “energy can no longer be used as a weapon against us.” After 7 years of wrangling, vision, exhaustion, […]
In Delaware, DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland announced a new breakthrough process in producing FDME from fructose, with “the potential to expand the materials landscape in the 21st century with exciting and truly novel, high-performance renewable materials”, the companies said in a joint release. You’ll love it. You’ll need it. You’ll want it. […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dropped 2.57 percent to 46.56 as global equities tumbled on more oil price concerns. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 18.60 percent to $1.40, while Biox (BX.T) plunged 26.67 percent to $0.56. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dumped 10.28 percent to $0.35. Overall, declines […]
As Anellotech’s 80-foot high development unit readies for installation, the giant Japanese beverage maker is revealed as its collaboration partner. Whether Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Orangina, Aquafina water, Gatorade, Schweppes is your beverage of choice, the 100% biobased plastic bottle may well be coming your way, after it was revealed that Suntory has been a stealthy, […]
A new generation of advanced technologies, based primarily in the United States but active in Europe and around the world, is changing our way of thinking about what a factory has to look like, one that produces the materials of everyday life — clothing, foods, vehicles, buildings, roads and devices. The big chemical vat is […]
In the Emirates, a new International Renewable Energy Agency report finds that achieving a 36 per cent share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product by up to 1.1 per cent, roughly USD 1.3 trillion. The report, “Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics,” provides the first […]
In California, Amyris announced the availability of its Pathways Program, a program that provides partners a low-cost, low-risk opportunity to access Amyris’s industry-leading synthetic biology technology. Through the Pathways Program, partners can, with a small initial investment, sponsor and secure a molecule they are interested in having Amyris produce using the next-generation tools and technologies […]
In Washington, a new white paper publsihed at EthanolAcrossAmerica.net contends that “the potential for corn ethanol to contribute to meeting a range of public policy objectives has only scratched the surface,” and that in order for corn ethanol production and use to move beyond the limits imposed by the RFS, the key is regulatory relief. […]
In South Dakota, POET said that three of its network of biorefineries will expand ethanol production capacity by a combined total of 25 million gallons in 2016. POET Biorefining – Hanlontown (Iowa), POET Biorefining – Hudson (South Dakota) and POET Biorefining – Caro (Michigan) each filed separate expansion permits within their respective states and will […]
In Iowa, Cultivation Corridor and IowaBio released a new white paper, finding that “Iowa is better-positioned than many domestic competitors to capitalize on the next frontier of bioprocessing in the United States.” At least five potential bio-based chemical production projects were identified through an industry interview process as part of the report. Representatives of each […]
