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Algae Foundation Receives 3-Year DOE Grant to Develop AA Degree in Algal Biology, Cultivation & Technology

Algae Foundation Receives 3-Year DOE Grant to Develop AA Degree in Algal Biology, Cultivation & Technology

October 4, 2015 |

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), […]

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G20 Embraces Renewables at Energy Ministers Meeting 

G20 Embraces Renewables at Energy Ministers Meeting 

October 4, 2015 |

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 […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 3.51 percent to 52.14 as ethanol and advanced bio rally

Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 3.51 percent to 52.14 as ethanol and advanced bio rally

October 4, 2015 |

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 […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for October 5, 2015

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for October 5, 2015

October 4, 2015 |

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 […]

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Propel expands low-NOx renewable diesel to Hayward, CA

Propel expands low-NOx renewable diesel to Hayward, CA

October 1, 2015 |

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 […]

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Algenuity launches Algenious non-GMO Strain Discovery & Development Suite

Algenuity launches Algenious non-GMO Strain Discovery & Development Suite

October 1, 2015 |

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 […]

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Clariant opens Biotech Center in Planegg, Germany

Clariant opens Biotech Center in Planegg, Germany

October 1, 2015 |

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 […]

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Toomey amendment to doom the US Renewable Fuel Standard rejected in Senate committee vote

Toomey amendment to doom the US Renewable Fuel Standard rejected in Senate committee vote

October 1, 2015 |

In Washington, an amendment offered by Senator Pat Toomey that would end a key provision of the RFS – the requirement to blend traditional ethanol-based renewable fuels into U.S. gasoline failed in the Senate Committee on Banking, by a 15-7 vote. “Biofuels are a key part of energy independence and energy security,” said Jon Soltz, […]

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US ethanol production rises to 4.56 billion gallon annual rate

US ethanol production rises to 4.56 billion gallon annual rate

October 1, 2015 |

In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 943,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 39.61 million gallons daily. That is up 5,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 950,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.56 billion gallons. Stocks of […]

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Highlights from the Algae Biomass Summit

Highlights from the Algae Biomass Summit

October 1, 2015 |

The 2015 Algae Biomass Summit opened in front of a packed audience at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The first keynote and plenary speakers of the largest algae conference in the world were all in agreement that the industry advancements over the past year were proof that algae’s greatest potential was their […]

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