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Biofuels Digest Index falls to 66.79 as advanced biofuels retreat

Biofuels Digest Index falls to 66.79 as advanced biofuels retreat

November 13, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 1.88 percent to 66.79 as advanced biofuels retreated. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) fell back 6.67 percent to $0.36 after a big Q3 earnings rally, while Aemetis (AMTX) dove 14,31 percent to $5.99 despite reporting record earnings. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) rallied […]

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Gevo finds a way

Gevo finds a way

November 13, 2014 |

Like Rocky Balboa, no matter how many punches they take, Gevo just won’t fall over. In fact, the company’s prospects have brightened considerably in recent months — is the company “gonna fly now”? How and why is success on the horizon? For most of its history, Gevo has looked like a long-shot — a company […]

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4 minutes with…Leo Manzer, CEO, Catalytic Insights

4 minutes with…Leo Manzer, CEO, Catalytic Insights

November 13, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Consulting in the renewable fuels and chemicals space. Have worked with numerous VC firms to fund start-up companies. Significant experience with patents (personally have >150 US patents) and have served as an expert witness for a company litigating at the ITC. Founded and […]

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4 minutes with…Sam Jackson, VP, Business Development, Genera Energy

4 minutes with…Sam Jackson, VP, Business Development, Genera Energy

November 13, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Genera Energy Inc. supplies biomass feedstocks for the advanced biofuels, biopower, and biochemical industries, offering customized biomass supply solutions ranging from full service energy crop production and turnkey supply chains to managing biomass supply as a service. Tell us about your role and […]

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Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 68.07 as advanced biofuels gain

Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 68.07 as advanced biofuels gain

November 13, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.07 as advanced biofuels gained. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) soared 20.00 percent to $0.39, while Amyris (AMRS) jumped 3.53 percent to $2.93. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) fell 6.45 percent to $0.29. Overall, declines led advances 3 to 2 for […]

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Yield Quest for Cellulosic biofuels

Yield Quest for Cellulosic biofuels

November 13, 2014 |

Could a new wave of cellulsoic processes find the key to capturing the carbon lost by today’s technologies — and providing a drive to lower costs that busts through infrastructure barriers? Iogen has been running its cellulosic ethanol pilot continuously since 2004, which makes CEO Brian Foody one of the go-to people on the realities […]

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Hottest Slides from ABLCNext 2014 – the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference

Hottest Slides from ABLCNext 2014 – the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference

November 12, 2014 |

Here is the first of a series of slide selections from this week’s Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference – ABLC Next 2014, underway in San Francisco. Sapphire Energy’s new multi-market product approach Joule’s breakthrough photosynthetic efficiency Cellana – multi-products for algae, just like petroleum Liquid Light – pining up markets for CO2 Biosynthetic Technologies – Industrial […]

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Biofuels Market Insights Survey

Biofuels Market Insights Survey

November 12, 2014 |

At ABLC Next: PwC weighs in with an informative industry survey on the advanced bioeconomy. This week at ABLC Next, PwC’s Brian Carey, at the outset of the first commercial session of the conference, presented results from an incisive industry survey which looked at confidence, growth, and diversification. “The concerns?” Carey asked. “We saw government […]

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4 minutes with…Chad Joshi, CEO, Altranex Corporation

4 minutes with…Chad Joshi, CEO, Altranex Corporation

November 12, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Altranex is a developer and marketer of bio-based chemicals including high-quality renewable lubricating base oil, marine fuels, and chemicals for the polymers/plastics industry. Our base oil have higher viscosity index and purity than oils on the market today thereby improving fuel economy in […]

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Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 68.04 as enzymes advance

Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 68.04 as enzymes advance

November 12, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.04 as enzymes advanced. For the day, Ceres (CERE) fell 4,73 percent to $0.31, while Dyadic jumped 4.29 percent to $1.46. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) tumbled 6.91 percent to $2.83. Overall, declines and advances were even for the day.

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