So, what about biochar? Is it just fantasy, a sideshow, or a vital future market that will power the carbon economics for hot ventures like Cool Planet? And, er, what’s an auxin anyway — and why is that important? Dwelling as we do from time to time in the land of manure, fertilizers and soil […]
Controlled by Gran Investimentos S.A., a holding company of the Gradin family, GranBio is a 100% Brazilian industrial biotech company that was born of the vision to bring about a green revolution capable of transforming the real potential of Brazilian biomass into energy abundance. Created in June of 2011, the company was the first to […]
Ensyn is a producer of advanced cellulosic biofuels. Ensyn uses its patented and proprietary RTP fast thermal technology to convert wood residues and other non-food, cellulosic biomass to liquid biofuels. Ensyn has had continuous commercial operations for more than 25 years. Its technology has produced over 37 million gallons of renewable fuels and chemicals in over […]
Largest Series D ever by a biofuels company – why are some biofuels companies raising so much of late? Has Cool Planet leapt into the Big Three of the Biobased Revolution? In Colorado, Cool Planet announced that it has closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. It joins an elite group at the […]
GeoSynFuels is a private, U.S. based company that has developed an economic method for the production of biofuels and biochemicals (including cellulosic ethanol and acetic acid). This technology “bolts-on” to existing sugar cane processing facilities (or other biomass facilities) and enables the production of significant incremental ethanol from the xylose fraction at low cost. The […]
Iogen says it has has “one of the world’s largest and most experienced teams in developing, designing, de-bugging, scaling-up and deploying cellulosic biofuel technology. We’re using innovative thinking and disciplined engineering to transform cellulosic biofuels into real, reliable and cost-effective fuels for today’s cars and trucks. The first commercial cellulosic ethanol facility based on our […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was up 1.25 percent to 77.77 as ethanol equities jumped. For the day, KiOR rebounded 6.88 percent to $0.41, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 7.14 percent to $0.60. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rocketed up 10.64 percent to $15.81. Overall, advances led declines 3 […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was up 0.77 percent to 76.81 as enzymes climbed. For the day, KiOR plunged 18.40 percent to $0.38, while Aemetis (AMTX) rebounded 5.66 percent to $0.56. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 5.75 percent to $3.86. Overall, advances led declines 3 to 2 for […]
As Gevo reports its 4Q results and adds back some ethanol production, we look at the short-term gains and the long-term implications. Why ethanol, why now — what’s the latest news mean from this signature advanced biofuels and chemicals venture? This week, Gevo reported its year-end results, generally in line with expectations, with a $0.35 […]
by Tim Sklar Special to The Digest Part I of this story is available here. Major Claims Made for Using FastOx Gasifier Technology The following is a list of ten claims that are believed to be the most significant. These claims have either been directly expressed by Sierra Energy in materials used in this case […]
