Patiently, assuredly, one cluster at a time, Canada has amassed a potent armory of renewable fuel and biobased technologies, people and clusters of activity. Where’s it going? The Digest looks at a whole slew of workshops north of the border and south of the North Pole. In Vancouver last week, it fell to established industry sage […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 3.09 percent to 52.36 as chemical equities tumbled. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) plunged 16.28 percent to $6.49, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) shed 6.19 percent to $8.34. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) lost 8.50 percent to $4.20. Overall, declines led […]
$80 oil. Seems like almost everyone in biofuels wants it, and is scared silly by today’s low-price environment. Are high prices good for renewable fuels? The hard data actually goes the other way. The Digest investigates. There’s a persistent theory going around in advanced biofuels circles that what the industry needs is a return to […]
Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic ethanol, is flexible to be used to convert different feedstocks on a regional basis, for example corn stover in North America, bagasse in South America or wheat straw in Europe and can be adapted to various plant concepts. The production […]
In California, Intrexon has formed Intrexon Energy Partners II (IEP II), a joint venture with a select group of unnamed “external investors”, to produce 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a key chemical intermediate with a global market value exceeding $5 billion that is used to manufacture spandex, polyurethane, plastics, as well as polyester. Through Intrexon’s advanced suite of […]
In Brussels, three key biofuels and sugar trade groups have united to call on world leaders attending the COP21 in Paris to support a global commitment to replace at least 15 percent of the world’s total oil use in transport with sustainable biofuels by 2030, with a significant presence of advanced biofuels. The call for […]
In Wisconsin, researchers have developed a new method for making interspecies yeast hybrids in the lab, making hybrids at rates of one in a thousand cells. The research team related its results in a special synthetic biology issue of the journal Fungal Genetics and Biology. It is much more efficient than nature. The new yeast […]
In Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board recently elected Ron Marr, Minnesota Soybean Processors as chairman, Jennifer Case, New Leaf Biofuel as vice-Chair, Greg Anderson, Nebraska Soybean Board as treasurer and Kent Engelbrecht, ADM as secretary “America’s advanced biofuel continues to make a significant impact to reduce carbon and support local jobs from Coast to Coast,” said […]
In Germany, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control is reporting that german biodiesel consumption is on the decline in 2015. it dropped particularly sharply in September 2015. At around 165,000 tonnes, the use of biodiesel in blends was down around 15 per cent from the same month the previous year. By contrast, demand for […]
In Iowa, lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate introduced updated legislation this week to reinstate the biodiesel tax credit through 2016 and reform it to more directly benefit the domestic biodiesel industry. The legislation would turn it from a blender’s credit to a producer’s credit starting next year. The Senate version was introduced by […]
