Here are the photo votes received for GF Biochemicals in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
Four new technologies approach scaled operations, all with one element in common – Velocys technology on the back-end. Why Velocys, why now? The Digest investigates. In Oklahoma, Southeast Oregon, Eastern Ohio, and a site near London we’re about to see the commercial-scale debut of Velocys technology, a smaller scale gas-to-liquids processing technology that converts natural gas […]
By Michele Rubino, Special to The Digest Displacing the use of petroleum and other fossil fuels embedded in everyday products with bio-based, renewable resources is – and has been for a long time – a necessity for human societies. It is also the goal of an entire industry. A recent toxic combination of low oil […]
In Washington, the Algae Foundation has been awarded a multi-year grant from the Department of Energy to develop a college degree in algal cultivation technologies as well as an aquaculture extension training program. To support the coordination and implementation of a comprehensive algae-focused curriculum, the Algae Foundation has formed the Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC), […]
Ministers emphasize importance of renewable energy, adopt IRENA-led toolkit for renewable energy deployment In Turkey, energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy at the first-ever G20 Energy Ministers Meeting in Istanbul today. The high-level participants endorsed an 11-point Communiqué, including the adoption of a renewable […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, bounded up 3.51 percent to 52.14 as ethanol and advanced bio rallied strongly. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) soared 23.00 percent to $6.31, while Green Plains (GPRE) gained 8.46 percent to $20.78. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) jumped 5.72 percent to […]
Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company,” said Digest editor Jim Lane, “in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate a fun, positive […]
In California, Propel Fuels debuted “the nation’s most advanced diesel fuel, Diesel HPR to the “880 Gas” station in Hayward. In light of the recent VW scandal and increased nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in affected Volkswagen diesel vehicles, Diesel HPR is a simple and affordable way to reduce emissions and improve local air quality. Diesel […]
In Washington, Algenuity announced the launch of its Algenious non-GMO Strain Discovery & Development Suite of services at the 2015 Algae Biomass Summit for customers who want non-GMO solutions for a unique competitive advantage, higher performance, and a faster path towards profitability. Algenuity is an algal biotech company based just outside London, United Kingdom, and […]
In Germany, Clariant opened its new Group Biotechnology Research Center in Planegg near Munich today. In a ceremony attended by Ilse Aigner, the Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology, the key to the facility was symbolically handed over to CEO Hariolf Kottmann and the Head of Clariant’s Group Biotechnology André Koltermann. The […]
