The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, was flat at 53.69 despite Abengoa’s reorganization woes. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) plummeted 25.75 percent to $1.73, while Metabolix (MBLX) advanced 10.57 percent to $2.16. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) dumped 6.02 percent to $1.56. Overall, declines led advances by a 8 […]
In Ohio, Velocys completed of pilot plant tests that demonstrate that continuous improvements over the last 18 months have resulted in a greater than 50% increase in capacity, without changing the commercial catalyst formulation or the reactor design. Results from the pilot also proves, the company said, that “carbon monoxide conversions of 70% per pass, […]
In Germany, UFOP advises The Digest that prices of soybean meal have dwindled considerably, noting that “nearby material is currently down almost one fifth from the July 2015 figure. Downward pressure on prices came, first and foremost, from weak US reference prices for soybean meal and sluggish demand.” UFOP adds that Chicago prices for soybean […]
In Maryland, The US Patent and Trademark Office issued patent number 9,193,979 for ethanol-tolerant microorganisms that convert cellulosic biomass to ethanol. The patent describes using the microorganisms to produce ethanol from crop or waste biomass like food waste, crop residues (e.g. corn stalks), algae, or leaves. In contrast to most current biochemical methods to produce […]
In Iowa, Sen. Marco Rubio speaking about the Renewable Fuel Standard in Council Bluffs Iowa, said “Whether you like it or not, it isn’t fair to yank away something in the middle of it, after people have invested in it based on an existing government program. So, what I have argued is since it is […]
In Colorado, Living Ink Technologies is releasing the world’s first time-lapse ink on Kickstarter this week. Living Ink is a patent-pending time-lapse ink that grows when exposed to light, based on sustainable algae. “Imagine receiving a greeting card in the mail that says, “Happy Birthday” and the next day a cake appears, and on the […]
In Quebec, Enerkem WAS selected by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, France’s national institute for the protection of intellectual property or INPI, to take part in Solutions COP21, a major public event featuring innovative solutions put forward by some sixty companies from around the world to fight […]
In Portugal Ecoslops has commenced industrial production of recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues, known as slops, at its refinery in the Port of Sinès, Portugal, and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products compliant with ISO8217. In Q3 2015, 3,200 tonnes of slops were imported from Northern Europe, in conjunction with slops […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Foundation elected Mike Cunningham as president, Mark Caspers as Vice-President and Jeff Lynn as Secretary/Treasurer. Cunningham is is currently a director on the American Soybean Association Board, representing the state of Illinois. Mike is a corn and soybean farmer from Bismark, Illinois. He has been involved with soybean association work […]
Q. We’ve heard a lot about carbon capture, but what about carbon capture and conversion (to a more soluble, transportable and storable form), for example conversion to bicarbonate? A. To date, all ventures in the carbon capture and use field have contemplated co-location with a point carbon source. To some extent, logistics dictate this, since […]
