The Virtuosos of Visalia land a major contract with China giant Global Bio-chem — a 50KT cellulosic sugars plant is underway in Jilin province. In California, Edeniq announced a Joint Development Agreement with Global Bio-chem Technology Group Limited, to integrate their technologies in a commercial demonstration plant at Global Bio-chem’s facility in the Jilin Province of China. […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. We’ve developed 2 proprietary biorefinery technologies producing low-cost cellulosic sugars from non-food based biomass. Our Green Power+ technology produces low-cost cellulosic sugars from the hemicelluloses. AVAP technology produces cellulosic sugars from cellulose and hemicelluloses. Our GP+ demo is in Alpena, MI; our AVAP […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 1.13 percent to 64.70 as large caps recovered. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 6.36 percent to $2.51, Dyadic (DYAI) fell 5,51 percent to $1.20. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) gained 4.17 percent to $9.50. Overall, advances led declines 3 to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, plunged again 6.98 percent to 63.98 as broad markets tumbled and energy stocks in particular were whacked. For the day, Green Plains (GPRE) fell 7.10 percent to $27.88, while Aemetis (AMTX) plummeted 18.82 percent to $4.53. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) careened downwards 13.77 […]
There are times for TED Talks about wondrous advances in technology and the future that awaits us. Then, there are times for Teddy Talks: of practical progress, problem solving, and turning wondrous advances into actual, scaled-up, sustainable, job-creating engines of the economy. While the United States political establishment rocks and roils on the topic of immigration, […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Oberon Fuels is launching DME (dimethyl ether) in North America as a clean-burning, alternative to diesel. Using various, domestic feedstocks such as food and green waste and natural gas, Oberon has developed a modular, small-scale process that cost-effectively converts a variety of methane […]
14 perspectives on policy, technologies and geographies of compelling interest in the new year At ABLC Next this year in San Francisco — naturally, the focus is on “what’s next” in technology, finance, deployment and policy, and these 14 voices provided significant new options in 2015 ranging from new policy focal points, the right way […]
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 organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Rho’s R&D efforts are directed towards the generation of genetically modified yeast capable of making various high value aromatic specialty chemicals, the high energy/high octane biofuel Rhoctane(TM), styrene and selected flavors and fragrances. Rho has a strategic partnership and is self financed as […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, plunged 4.46 percent to 65.71 after OPEC declined to cut oil production quotas and energy stocks tumbled. For the day, Green Plains (GPRE) fell 11.16 percent to $30.01, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) plummeted 16.33 percent to $11.63. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 10.55 […]
