The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 0.80 percent to 67.92 as advanced biofuels tumbled. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) shed 4.80 percent to $12.04, while (GEVO) tumbled 7.39 percent to $3.15. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) rallied 9.52 percent to $0.69. Overall, declines led advances by a 3 to 2 […]
Novozymes, Bloomberg, KLM, Boeing, RSB, Carbon War Room, FAO, UN Foundartion, PANGEA, NEPAD, ICAO, Sky NRG, and the Inter-American Development Bank aim to “facilitate the development and deployment of sustainable bioenergy solutions…and doubling the use of renewable energy.” Seven projects underway in Bioenergy and Food Security, Sustainable Aviation, Policy Tools, Sustainability Certification and Sustainable Bioenergy […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.47 despite an advanced biofuels fall. For the day, Biox (BX.T) soared 46.51 percent to $0.63, while (GEVO) tumbled 10.76 percent to $3.40. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) rallied 4.08 percent to $4.70. Overall, declines led advances by a 2 to […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. My team works to bring the benefits of biotech to the mainstream chemical industry. We work to understand market needs; identify potential licensees; provide services from technology introduction to performance tests; and ensure smooth rollout and profitable use of our technologies. Genomatica develops […]
By James Evangelow & Sam Nejame, Special to the Digest If an advertising professional were writing the copy, renewable isobutanol would be called “The new and improved ethanol”. It overcomes essentially all the major deficiencies of ethanol as a fuel and can be produced in an ethanol plant. However, relentless litigation, waning interest in biofuels […]
By Corinne Young and Michele Jalbert, special to the Digest Any day now, the final rules governing implementation of the USDA 9003 biorefinery loan guarantee program will be issued. Years of advocacy have led to this moment – one to savor. Program changes garnered in the most recent Farm Bill reauthorization have, for the first […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Pearson Fuels develops alternative fuel infrastructure at both the retail and terminal level and then concentrates on maximizing throughput of those assets. We built the first retail E85 site on the West Coast and now distribute to over 60 E85 locations. We are […]
New physical materials — stronger than steel, stiffer than Kevlar, lightweight, conductive, non-toxic, and highly absorbent. New liquid fuels and chemicals — strong on performance, price, and emissions. New edible materials — lighter in unhealthy fats, and delivering more targeted nutritional benefit with fewer side effects from obesity to diabetes. A revolution in physical materials is occurring […]
By Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., special to The Digest In the second installment of this series, I wrote about how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates products across a manufacturing process, from feedstock to product. In this last installment, I present options for updating TSCA and the related implementing regulations to put novel, biobased […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 0.65 percent to 68.56 after an advanced biofuels tumble. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) settled back 4.03 percent to $3.81, while Cosan (CZZ) retreated 3.24 percent to $6.86. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) dropped 5.654 percent to $4.51. Overall, advances led declines by […]
