Velocys enables modular gas-to-liquids (GTL) and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) plants to convert unconventional, remote and problem gas and waste biomass into valuable, drop-in liquid fuels. The Situation After 15 years and some $300 million in investment, Velocys technology is headed for scale. In one direction, there’s the Red Rock Biofuels project which will be producing cost-competitive […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Re:chem is an exceptionally nimble alliance of elite renewable chemical companies led by its passionate advocate, Corinne Young. We advance federal policies laser-focused on the discrete needs of this bioeconomy sub-set. We’ve been described as a “swift boat” operating among the many battleships […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 65.39 despite an advanced biofuels surge. For the day, Cerces (CERE) soared 37.33 percent to $0.45 on news of its Raizen sweet sorghum deal, while SOlazyme (SZYM) dumped 8.56 percent to $2.77. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) tumbled 7.76 percent to […]
The Advanced Bioeconomy is on view in Iowa. New technologies, new wealth, new jobs, falling emissions, a new energy security, bipartisanship, new hope — Communities of Progress are building. But will the presidential candidates see it? This week a report in Yahoo News suggested that Jeb Bush has been “critical of an energy policy that […]
In Brazil and California, Ceres and Raízen announced that they have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement to develop and produce sweet sorghum on an industrial scale. Sweet sorghum can be grown to complement existing feedstock supplies and extend the operating season of Brazilian sugarcane-to-ethanol mills. Under the collaboration, the companies will each contribute in-kind services […]
NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available, low-carbon-footprint Ingeo lactides and biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oil-based intermediates, plastics, and fibers, and provide brand owners new cradle-to-cradle options after the use of their products. NatureWorks is an independent company […]
In the UK, parliamentarians are in agreement that political will, rather than money or technology, is holding back the UK’s renewable energy sector. Senior officials from each of the four key political parties agreed that for widespread renewable adoption, emphasis needs to be on raising awareness of the benefits of renewable energy amongst the public, […]
In Sweden, Taurus Energy has held contract negotiations with a US company as it develops its XyloFerm yeast strain, which can be used for the production of second-generation ethanol. The US company produces a cheap sugar from cellulose material, producing hemicellulose as a by-product. The two companies plan on signing a Research Collaboration Agreement, under […]
In the Philippines, the Asian Development Bank has raised $500 million from its first green bond issue. The effort is aimed at channeling more investor funds to ADB projects that promote low-carbon and climate-resilient economic growth and development in developing Asia. By investor type, 16% of the bonds went to central banks and official institutions, […]
In the US, ethanol production averaged 944,000 barrels per day, 39.65 million gallons daily, up 13,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 947,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.52 billion gallons. That’s the lowest four-week average since mid-November 2014. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at […]
