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4 minutes with…Corinne Young, Chief Advocate, re:chem

4 minutes with…Corinne Young, Chief Advocate, re:chem

November 9, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Launched in 2013 by an elite group of global leaders, re:chemTM was born out of necessity to spearhead US policy for rapid deployment of the renewable chemical industry and resultant cross sector manufacturing growth. Re:chem has emerged as the go-to sector voice (distinct, […]

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Biofuels Digest Index gains to 68.33 as advanced biofuels recover

Biofuels Digest Index gains to 68.33 as advanced biofuels recover

November 9, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.80 percent to 68.33 as advanced biofuels recovered. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) rebounded 15.61 percent to $3.63 , while Ceres (CERE) was up 4.43 percent to $0.33. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) soared 6.39 percent to $8.99. Overall, advances and declines were […]

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What’s up with Solazyme? Stock free-falls after Moema ramp-up delayed

What’s up with Solazyme? Stock free-falls after Moema ramp-up delayed

November 6, 2014 |

Revenue and customer numbers are up at Solazyme, 60% YOY growth from Q3 2013 to Q3 2014. But a slowdown in the rollout at Moema capacity leads to a spectacular 58% one-day drop in the stock price. What happened? If you’ve been following the Biofuels Digest Index, you’ll have noticed in recent months that Solazyme has […]

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4 minutes with…Robert Fanick, Manager, Southwest Research Institute

4 minutes with…Robert Fanick, Manager, Southwest Research Institute

November 6, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. SwRI offers alternative fuels capabilities in a comprehensive approach to resolve technical challenges. The center assists clients in exploring, developing and evaluating current and assists clients in exploring, developing and evaluating current and future alternative fuels from source, through production, to real-world use. […]

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Biofuels Digest Index dumps 2.24 percent to 67.79 via Solazyme’s spectacular crash

Biofuels Digest Index dumps 2.24 percent to 67.79 via Solazyme’s spectacular crash

November 6, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dumped 2.24 percent to 67.79 as Solazyme’s spectacular crash unfolded. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) plunged 58.08 percent to $3.14, while The Anderson (ANDE) fell 18.06 percent to $51.96. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) dumped 10.96 percent to $9,34. Overall, advances led declines 9 […]

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Pressure builds on EPA to back down on ethanol emissions, as Society of Automotive Engineers issues stunning rebuke

Pressure builds on EPA to back down on ethanol emissions, as Society of Automotive Engineers issues stunning rebuke

November 5, 2014 |

In Washington, what has been described within the industry as “The growing movement to call out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its ethanol emissions testing procedures” picked up support today as a new study from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) called the agency’s approach flawed. In the paper “Issues with T50 and T90 […]

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The 2014 US Midterm elections: How the advanced bioeconomy industry saw it

The 2014 US Midterm elections: How the advanced bioeconomy industry saw it

November 5, 2014 |

The industry speaks – but what about your POV, too. We look for both. Here are the highlights of industry association reaction to the US Midterms, in which US voters turned sharply right and handed control of the Senate and House to the Republican Party. What’s your take on the election? Click here – we’re […]

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4 minutes with…Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Energy

4 minutes with…Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Energy

November 5, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Sierra Energy has created the world’s most efficient gasifier. FastOx developed in conjunction with UC Davis, US Army and California Energy Commission. Gasification is the missing link between complex feedstocks and a clean synthesis gas for use in a wide variety of biofuel […]

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Biofuels Digest Index flat at 69.34 despite an advanced biofuels drop

Biofuels Digest Index flat at 69.34 despite an advanced biofuels drop

November 5, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 69.34 despite an advanced biofuels drop in the wake of US midterm elections. For the day, Biox (BX.T) dropped 17.91 percent to $0.55, while Abengoa (ABGB) fell 9.30 percent to $18,.82. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) shed 7.75 percent to $2.38. […]

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Conservative swing! Udall, Hagan fall as US Republicans take control of the US Senate

Conservative swing! Udall, Hagan fall as US Republicans take control of the US Senate

November 5, 2014 |

Republicans take the Senate as voters swing to the right after Obama’s sixth year as President. At 11:30pm, NBC News called the Senate race in Iowa for Republican Joni Ernst, handing control of the US Senate to the Republican Party, as voters handed a stinging defeat to President Barack Obama in mid-term elections held tonight across the United States. […]

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