In Washington, it’s getting to be like waiting for a Pope to be elected, trying to figure out the EPA’s timing andintentions on the 2014 RVO (renewable volume obligation). If industry figures are sounding diplomatic and hopeful notes in public, that could be generally ascribed to their “don’t upset the applecart” policy. Privately, they’re changing […]
EPA comes down hard on CO2, with proposed rule calling for deep emission cuts, but opts for highly-flexible, state-by-state approach Carbon Capture and Use not deemed a key strategy, but algae advocates aim to change that thinking. In Washington, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy proposed a climate action rule that, by 2030, will cut carbon emissions […]
There are microbes and X-Crobes. The former: what you find in nature. The latter: strange beings from the Digest Multiverse. Poly-performing platform organisms endowed by synthetic biology with Xtraordinary properties. The X-Crobes are back in the spotlight this week with news that Kuraray is investing in Amyris. Here’s what’s up, and why. In California, Amyris and […]
Is it just coincidence that KiOR’s stock is down sharply as Aemetis has been on a tear? Just a lucky break for ethanol based on attractive “crush spreads”? Or something important about the strategy and how it has played out? The Digest looks at the companies and the results. On a clear morning last […]
As a flurry of coverage on Toyota’s hydrogen cars and Ford’s solar hybrid floods the airwaves, here in Digestville we look at the hard data. And we find that, sometimes, there is less than meets the eye. This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North American International Auto […]
Why do some biofuels microorganisms fall by the way side? In the case of TMO Renewables, says Hamrick Engineering chief Ed Hamrick, it is not about running out of money. It’s about running out of reasons to be. Last week we reported that, despite a number of high-profile joint ventures and licensing deals, TMO Renewables […]
Santa Claus rallies typically occur between Christmas and New Year’s. But industrial biotech’s rally came early this year. Who is up, and why? The Digest investigates. If you’ve been following The Digest’s Equity Index in recent weeks, you’ll note that it has rallied just on 8 percent in the past two weeks, after hitting a […]
Qantas, Shell, AISAF, SkyNRG, Solena and others collaborate on on an illuminating supply chain analysis of sustainable aviation fuels. Which one is technically ready, but feedstock-starved? Which one has affordable feedstock but the technology is not proven in prime time? Read on. There’s been so much uproar in road transport with revisions to EU targets […]
By Mary Rosenthal Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization I had the privilege of sitting in the Science, Space, & Technology Committee Room of the Rayburn House Office Building last month for the launch of the new Congressional Algae Caucus with its bi-partisan chairmen, Republican Matt Salmon of Arizona and Democrat Scott Peters of California. They, […]
In New York, in the wake of a $37 million Q1 loss in its sugar unit, Bunge CEO Soren Schroder, who took the reins of the company in June, announced yesterday that the trading giant is commencing what he termed a “thoughtful comprehensive review” for its sugar business, including a potential sale of all the […]
