In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association and others responded to a study by the University of Tennessee that called for reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Petroleum industry-funded studies like this University of Tennessee report fail to take into account the positive role that biofuels like ethanol play in the fight against climate change,” said […]
In Washington, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Environmental Protection Agency posted notice that it intends on investigating the lifecycle impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard. The Renewable Fuels Association commented: “For years RFA has been asking the EPA to update their analysis of the RFS’s impacts on greenhouse gas emissions so we welcome […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 949,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 39.86 million gallons daily. That is down 1,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 945,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.49 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol […]
In Iowa, DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Quad County Corn Processors announced a new multi-year contract to supply the enzymes that enable QCCP’s Cellerate process in the production of cellulosic biofuel from corn kernel fiber. In 2014, QCCP produced the nation’s first cellulosic ethanol gallons and the world’s first gallons from corn kernel fiber with a […]
In California, Amyris announced that it has priced its private offering of $57.6 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019, which will be sold only to qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors in a private placement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The $57.6 million exceeded […]
In California, i3 Connect, a Cleantech Group division said that $2.3 Billion in Cleantech VC investment across 165 deals took place in Q3 2015. Cleantech VC-backed companies are maturing with the average investment size triple what it was 2 years ago in 3Q 2013, the group said, noting that “Corporate participation in cleantech VC deals has never […]
In Florida, The Digest released links to recordings of three webinars last week presenting 21 C-Level industry executives commenting on the State of the Advanced Bioeconomy, representing advanced feedstocks, processing technologies, drone tech, downstream molecule marketers and more. Webinar #1 – Listen here. Mike Knauf, CEO, Rivertop Renewables Bill Bardosh, CEO, TerraVerdae BioWorks John May, […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 1.12 percent to 54.87 as chemicals struggled. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 2.85 percent to $3.25 while Amyris (AMRS) shed 6.28 percent to $1.79. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) plummeted 10.71 percent to $2.75. Overall, declines led advances 5 to 3 […]
Rho Renewables, Inc. is using both classical yeast genetic engineering and modern molecular biology tools to develop powerful fermentation systems for the high-yield production of monocyclic aromatic compounds that have significant market potential. Rho’s lead compounds are high value specialty chemicals, biofuels, and flavors and fragrances including Meta-cresol, Rhoctane, Vanillin and Orsellinic acid and derivatives […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 0.84 percent to 55.49 as chemicals gained. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 5.33 percent to $3.16, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) dropped 8.85 percent to $7.72 after dropping guidance for Q3 earnings. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) surged 6.59 percent to […]
