In the EU, this is the last week for applications in the a Renewable Chemistry Start-Up Award sponsored by Sofinnova Partners and supported by Sustainability Consult. The deadline for applications is 30 May and online voting for the best five companies will end on 5 July. A jury of industry experts will select the winner […]
In North Carolina, Blue Sphere Corp announced they have acquired 4 fully operational biogas facilities in Italy. Each of these facilities produce 1MW. Blue Sphere Corp. established Blue Sphere Italy S.r.l as a wholly-owned subsidiary for all future Italian acquisitions. The Company anticipates the potential of 13 more acquisitions in the near future. Blue Sphere […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. PHYCO2 is engaged in the design and production of Algae Photo-Bioreactors (APB). The APB design is patented in the US and Canada. The design allows for the absorption of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and algae growth from high efficiency LED’s to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dipped 0.32 percent to 67.68 on a large caps retreat. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) slid 3.13 percent to $8.68, while Evogene (EVGN) jumped 3.48 percent to $9.82. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) rallied 4.64 percent to $3.16. Overall, advances led declines by a […]
The Digest’s Dashboard is a convenient “news you can use” 5-Minute summary of current markets including key commodity prices, relevant futures, bioenergy-related stocks, and historical equities data. Latest prices – key commodities. Most recent commodity closing prices, and price changes, for NYMEX’s crude oil, Brent Crude, Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel, Natural Gas, RBOB gasoline, and Ethylene; ethanol […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Genomatica is a leading innovator in biotechnology for the chemical industry. We harness biotechnology to develop new processes to make major chemicals with better economics and greater sustainability, plus custom solutions. Producers gain strategic business flexibility; and users of chemicals can offer differentiated, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.90 despite an ethanol advance. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) retreated 4.40 percent to $4.35, while Codexis (CDXS) dropped 3.74 percent to $4.12. Among other equities, OriginClear (OOIL) soared 33.47 percent to $0.06. Overall, advances led declines by a 5 to […]
What’s the best way to maximize the value for your transportation dollar — cost per mile, and in delivering CO2 emission reductions? If you guessed “all electric”, dial again. But if you opted for the little-understood world of “E85”, you’re in for a treat. Good value, isn’t that important to you? Many readers tell us […]
In Washington, retail gasoline prices from 2013 through the first quarter of 2015 were unaffected by prices for “RIN credits” (Renewable Identification Numbers) that are used to demonstrate compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to a new detailed statistical analysis conducted by Informa Economics, Inc. The study found that “Changes in prices of […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. After a long history in coal mining [formed in 1899] we are now at a point where we find ourselves working at ways to transform Victorian Brown Coal [VBC] into useful products. VBC is a very immature product-essentially lignin. In our view it […]
