Polyploidy – no, it’s not a carpet fiber, or a disease that years ago carried Grandma away. It’s something that could change biofuels, food, feed and fiber forever — and the company in the lead, Kaiima, just raised $65 million. So, let’s review the state of the art. Consider this situation. You are awaiting a […]
In Kansas, Green Dot Holdings is manufacturing bioplastic resins made from a MCG BioComposites’ proprietary blend of corncob fiber and post-consumer recycled or post-industrial recycled plastic. BioComposites sells the material under the Duramaze, and is available in several grades with up to 30% renewable material. Green Dot produces the Duramaze corncob biocomposite material at its […]
Today on Twitter: SugarcaneOrg: #Ethanol replaced 40% of gasoline in Brazil and saved 189 million of CO2 emissions since 2003. Good #biofuels exist, togethernc: State budget cuts threaten future of biofuels research in NC johngreenler “The Future of Biofuels in 10 Charts and Maps” – Union of Concerned Scientists –
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.45 percent to 66.38 as ethanol equities rebounded. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) dropped 4.07 percent to $2.12, while Amyris (AMRS) jumped 5.08 percent to $2.69. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) was up 5.11 percent to $2.47. Overall, advances led declines 3 to […]
What can biofuels developers learn from Michael Lewis’s best-seller, Moneyball, and its analysis of professional baseball? Turns out, quite a lot, in the Department of Undervalued Microbes Varying biofuels have varying challenges in reaching commercial scale — including market access, enzyme or catalyst costs, the financing of first-of-kind technologies, technology hurdles, extraction and separation — and so […]
In the United Kingdom, Unilever announced the launch of a research project with the University of Liverpool to develop the next generation of renewable chemicals from biomass to use in the manufacture of its home and personal care ranges. The three-year project will be located at the University of Liverpool. The effort will be aimed […]
Today on Twitter: Harvard: Biofuels, energy security, the environment and human health: A research round-up from @JournoResource Hardeman @aeropolitics @IATA @icao 1.5% target is within airlines’ own scope; 2% only possible if govts step up efforts on ATM and sust biofuels PSOEurope Stephanopoulos: not a good idea to use vetetable oils for biofuels – make carbs and […]
If you don’t reach the right profitability thresholds, you too might well be forced to “Kneel Before Zod!”. But, er, what’s right? We go through the data. If you are of a certain age, you my well remember that in Superman II, the evil General Zod arrives from Krypton and, after overhearing a pair of […]
In Washington, Lux Research stated that with synthetic biology rapidly gaining momentum, and a landmark U.S. Supreme Court judgment striking down an age-old biological patenting system, biotechnology companies need to incorporate open-source into their innovation plans in order to succeed in the emerging landscape. In a press release, Lux went on to state that alternatives […]
Today on Twitter: SmarterFuels: Conflicting biofuels policies costing environment in California, via LA Times AgNews Plane powered by biofuels makes successful trip energyeguru More efficient production of biofuels from waste with the help of modified yeasts
