We were suitably intrigued by the headline, “Renewable Energy Program Could Make Fracking and Biofuels Obsolete“. And so the press release began: “Project Volt Gas Volt, a new green program, shows the potential of storing renewable energy in surplus, which could make nuclear energy, natural gas, fracking, and biofuels seem like energy sources from the past.” […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In voting yesterday, Southern Research Institute took the lead in Lab services, while BASF pulled ahead of Koch in “Separation, microharvest, informatics & catalysis systems and services.” Meanwhile, the US Navy pulled back into […]
In Georgia, Axiall Corporation announced the introduction of Aspire flexible vinyl compounds, the market’s first phthalate-free, bio-based compounds offering improved performance at a price that is equal to its traditional non-sustainable counterparts. Axiall describes the Aspire line as being derived from renewable resources, free of heavy metals, and meets the USDA BioPreferred Program requirements with […]
In California, Nucelis commissioned its first, state-of-the-art fermentation facility. The new pilot plant was custom-designed and fabricated to enable Nucelis to run virtually any fermentation process. Nucelis states it believes in exploring nature’s own production factories such as plants, yeast, and bacteria, without recourse to synthetically re-engineer microorganisms or by using controversial GMO techniques. Instead, […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.35 percent to 73.37 as advanced biofuels tumbled. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) gave up 4.01 percent to $2.87, while KiOR (KIOR) sank 5.18 percent to $4.39. Among other equities, Sacom (SAM.MI) shed 8.07 percent to $10.02. Overall, declines led advances 4 to […]
As chemical warfare spreads anew, questions rise as to how to eliminate toxins on the battlefield. A biobased technology has the answers for warfighters and their gear. In the universe of the Really Awful, one comeback we could have lived without is being mounted by the weapons of chemical warfare. In the most recent news, […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In voting yesterday, Southern Research Institute gained a tie with Southwest Research Institute in Lab services, and Elsevier pulled ahead of Stoel Rives among “Professional counselors & consultants.” Voting is open to all Digest […]
In Illinois, the state’s Capital Development Board has designated in excess of $20 million to build the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL) in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at Illinois. An outgrowth of the Center for BioEnergy Research (CABER), IBRL “will complete the value-chain link between research and commercial viability for […]
In California, Solazyme received a boost in its target price over at Raymond James at $12.50 per share, and a positive review from Cowen & Company analysts, in a recent round of investment meetings. “We Believe 10-20 Customers Could Be in Commercial Revenue Next Year,” said Cowen & Co’s Rob Stone and James Medvedeff. “Prospects […]
