Petroleum giant signs 2-year research project with Iowa State to explore fast pyrolysis as a biofuel technology? What exactly is going on in the fast pyro reaction — can deep insight lead to biocrude instead of biooil? Can biooil be more stabilized? The Digest looks behind the news. One science project that never got done […]
News from California arrived this month that Cool Planet Energy Systems, a technology company that develops sustainable solutions for energy, food and water, has unveiled its first commercial-scale production facility for its CoolTerra soil amendment. The new manufacturing facility is located in Camarillo, California. “This is an important step for our company, and we believe […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. CAAFI is a public-private partnership working on behalf of the jet-powered aviation enterprise for the near-term development and commercialization of sustainable, alternative Jet Fuel supply. We bring together constituents from across the spectrum of those who share our interests in an attempt to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 1.32 percent to 68.29 as advanced biofuels gained. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) was up 1.32 percent to 68.29, while Abengoa (ABGB) advanced 5.86 percent to $21.86. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) fell 5.78 percent to $3.26. Overall, advances led declines 3 to […]
When we think of the past 12 months and the remainder of 2014, we’re going to look back on it as the Year of Steel for the advanced bioeconomy. October 9, 2013: Beta Renewables’ 20 million gallon cellulosic ethanol plant opens in Crescentino, Italy. At the time, the world’s largest. May 29, 2014: Solazyme’s 100,000 […]
By Brent Erickson, EVP, The Biotechnology Industry Organization Head, Industrial & Environmental section A report released a couple of weeks ago by the USDA’s BioPreferred Program, “Why Biobased?,” provides a very positive overview of economic opportunities in the emerging biobased economy. Those opportunities include a revival of U.S. manufacturing and new job creation, economic growth […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. ALS Bioenergy is a company that develops and commercialize technologies for biofuels, agroindustrial and bioproducts. Our technology is multifeedstock, glycerin free and has a much lower cloud point then the traditional process. We want to drive the world towards a more sustainable and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied 1.16 percent to 67.40 as ethanol equities and enzymes gained. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) settled back 4.68 percent to $8.56, while Ceres (CERE) rebounded 6.77 percent to $0.0.34. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 3.96 percent to $11.56. Overall, advances led […]
In Brazil, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and Evogene signed a joint research agreement for the advancement of castor cultivation in Brazil. The cooperation will primarily focus on technologies for controlling castor-specific diseases as well as practices for castor cultivation in rotation with soybean. The global market for castor oil has tightened over the […]
“Welcome to the future of biotechnology and the biofuel industry.” In Kansas, Abengoa Bioenergy officially opened the world’s largest cellulosic biorefinery in Hugoton on Friday, surrounded by dignitaries such as US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Kansas senior Senator Pat Roberts, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson among […]
