Seeks EPA OK for D3 Cellulosic RINs from production at its Stockton plant Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is now producing cellulosic ethanol at its Stockton, CA facility using Edeniq’s Pathway Technology. The Stockton plant, a facility with a production capacity of 60 million gallons per year, is expected to produce up to 750,000 gallons per year of cellulosic […]
As ASTM technical balloting is underway and as experts sift through and request revised submissions of technical data, insiders are pointing to an early 2016 approval for Gevo’s renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel. In Washington, CAAFI Executive Director Steve Csonka declared a “high confidence level” in the approval of a key fuel standard, for alcohol-to-jet fuels, by ASTM, […]
Novozymes’ Sebastian Søderberg on how the growing consumer trend to choose ‘green’ products can help the cellulosic ethanol industry take off. Why would people be willing to pay more for an environmentally friendly product? I believe consumers are becoming increasingly aware and concerned about the damage their consumption can cause to the planet. With this […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.44 percent to 50.63 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) dumped 16.00 percent to $1.47, while BioAmber (BIOA) soared 13.68 percebt to $6.15. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 6.84 percent to $4.53. Overall, advances led declines by […]
The NEXTStore, a transformative retail “Store of the Future” showcasing fuels, foods, beverages, products and packaging from the biobased revolution, is coming to ABLC 2016, the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC, February 17-19, 2016. The USDA BioPreferred Program has become a presentation partner and products that have earned the […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 0.62 percent to 50.41 as chemicals rallied. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) soared 32.58 percent to $1.75, while Gevo (GEVO) dumped 10.21 percent to $0.61. Among other equities, Abengoa (ABGB) was up 9.33 percent to $1.64. Overall, advances led declines by a […]
Goodbye glucose, hello xylose. The X-Factor in the advanced bioeconomy might just be a sugar that starts with an X. You’ve long noticed that water gathers in beads — on a leaf in the morning, for example, or dripping from a faucet. That’s surface tension, which is to say that the water is more attracted […]
The quest for affordable, sustainable, point-sourced CO2 brings Joule to Germany and the cement business. Here’s the how and why. Most of the time, power plants get the attention when it comes to CO2 emissions. In this sector, ethanol plants receive attention, too. But not so many cement plants, which are an excellent source of a very […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.30 percent to 50.10 as chemicals fell. For the day, DuPont (DD) dumped 3.58 percent to 67.92, while Syngenta (SYT) shed 4.30 percent to $74.75. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) recovered 1.70 percent to $2.39. Overall, declines led advances by a 11 […]
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