Add organic stuff, mix, add heat, add pressure. Britain’s not been historically celebrated for its chefs, but here come the pyromaniax and their transformative pyrolysis technologies. The Digest investigates. In a 2012 Daily Mail (UK) poll, the British identified the “bacon sandwich” and “roast dinners” as the two things they themselves loved the most about the […]
Based on early voting through October 7, 2015, the leaders in the 40 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy are detailed below. Complete notes on early voting are here. Complete voting rules and deadlines for the 2016 Hot 40 are here. 40. Yulex 39. Propel Fuels 38. Marrone Bio Innovations 37. Global Bioenergies 36. Lygos
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rallied 1.77 percent to 55.10 as enzymes recovered. For the day, Cosan (CZZ) surged 7.49 percent to $3.59, while BioAmber (BIOA) rocked up 11.39 percent to $8.12 in a scale-up success rally. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 5.41 percent to $3.12. Overall, […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, special to The Digest In the aftermath of revelations of how Volkswagen had their thumb on the scale as they cheated not just the EPA, but all of us who breathe the air, it raises serious and significant questions as to how we go about the business […]
In Florida, early voting totals for the 40 Hottest Small Companies representing roughly 25% of the overall vote expected, were released today. The Digest noted some early voting trends. 1. These are “early precincts” reporting — not yet including the 50% of votes from the invited international selectors, and the final week of balloting for the […]
In The Netherlands, Boskalis, Wärtsilä, and GoodFuels Marine revealed a partnership to pioneer the development of sustainable “drop in” marine biofuels for the shipping industry. Netherlands-based GoodFuels Marine and its partners will spearhead a two-year pilot programme to accelerate the development of truly sustainable, scalable and affordable marine biofuels. The program’s focus will be on delivering and analysing a […]
In Sweden, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 to Tomas Lindahl, Francis Crick Institute and Clare Hall Laboratory, Hertfordshire, UK Paul Modrich, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA Aziz Sancar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 2.17 percent to 54.14 as chemicals soared. For the day, DuPont (DD) jumped 7.66 percent after a CEO shift, while BioAmber (BIOA) rocked up 11.30 percent to $7.29 on scale-up success news. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) rallied 7.25 percent to $2.96. Overall, […]
Remainder of the production plant goes to auction next week In Iowa, a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group has received approval from a Mississippi court to purchase certain equipment at the KiOR Columbus, LLC production facility. Under the approved asset purchase agreement, REG Synthetic Fuels, LLC paid $1.5M, plus certain expenses related to equipment preparation, […]
Negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership reach a draft agreement; countries head home to what, for many, will be a tough sell. What is the TPP, why the controversy over a treade deal, how big, who’s impacted, and what’s the deal for the advanced bioeconomy. The Digest investigates. The biggest expansion of free trade in a […]
