Category: Top Stories

Mushroom burial suits, fish gut bioplastic, algae foam bags, power generated from human sweat, castor oil polyamides, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May15th

May 14, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 15th. In today’s Digest, mushroom burial suits, fish gut bioplastic, algae foam bags, power generated from human sweat, castor oil polyamides — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. […]

Letter from Washington – Taxes, blends, RINs, Jobs and “The Year of the Tree”

May 13, 2019 | Jim Lane

It’s springtime in Washington DC, the cherry blossoms have given way to the first of the seasonal humidity passing east from the Chesapeake and it will inflict its brand of the doldrums on the capital city by summer time, when the nation at last loses its ability to shut out the din of political disagreement by […]

Biomethane Business is Booming – from waste to watts and wonder chemicals

May 12, 2019 | admin

Biomethane is big news lately. In the United Kingdom, a reported 1 million homes are now using what they call “green gas” from farm and food waste for heating and cooking. There are 60 biomethane plants now in the UK, according to The Guardian. And according to the Green Gas Certification Scheme, the number of […]

BP, Nouryon, and Port of Rotterdam explore green hydrogen via water electrolysis

May 9, 2019 | Jim Lane

From the Netherlands arrives the news that BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making ‘green hydrogen’ via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which has the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The refinery currently uses hydrogen made […]

The Low Carbon Coast

May 8, 2019 | Jim Lane

Recently, the eyes of the world have turned to Olympia, where a battle is underway between the past and the future that ought to settle the future of clean fuels on the US West Coast and in the state of Washington in particular. You see, Washington state is working on a low carbon fuel standard […]

Paper sludge to biogas, 3D printed house, cocoa bean waste-to-fuel, vegan silk biopolymers, biobased adhesives, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 8th

May 7, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 8th. In today’s Digest, paper sludge to biogas, 3D printed house, cocoa bean waste-to-fuel, vegan silk biopolymers, biobased adhesives, paper and pasta straws — these and more, ready for you now at The […]

DOE Announces $79 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development

May 6, 2019 | Jim Lane

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy announced over $79 million in funding for bioenergy research and development including biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. There’s so much emphasis on waste residues, synthetic biology for making little critters hum, and unlocking energy by a sort of bottom-feeding on all the detritus of civilization that we’re tempted to […]

Anellotech’s Bio-TCat technology viability confirmed during pilot plant campaign – moving forward with commercialization

May 5, 2019 | admin

We hear the theme song to Disney’s Carousel of Progress… “It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow…” but it’s also a great big beautiful today because the viability of Anellotech’s Bio-TCat technology has been proven by achieving commercially-targeted yields in its TCat-8 pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process operations. Anellotech’s website […]

Beyond Meat Inc. raised $241 million in its initial public offering after pricing its shares at the top end of an elevated price range.

May 2, 2019 | Jim Lane

In California, Beyond Meat priced its IPO at $25 per share and raised an estimated $241 million, disclosing in an SEC filing that it expects to sell 9.63 million shares at the top end of its projected $23-$25 range. The company opens trading on NASDAQ with a $1.46 billion market valuation, based on known shares […]

Of Renmatix and All These Pivots

May 1, 2019 | Jim Lane

Pennsylvania bioeconomy pioneers debuts Celltice, a “Petro-Free Breakthrough in Clean Cosmetic Formulations” From Pennsylvania, comes the news that Renmatix is introducing Celltice, its “zero-chemical self-emulsifying active,” built from cellulose and lignin, and aimed at the clean beauty movement towards petro-free, plant-based ingredients for clean cosmetics with minimalist formulations, seeking sustainable, cruelty-free ingredients that also deliver […]

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