Category: Top Stories

Tequila-waste straws, blood-based sneakers, green burials, spider silk athletic apparel, 3D printed heart, water-filled seaweed spheres, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 1st

April 30, 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 1st. In today’s Digest, tequila-waste straws, blood-based sneakers, green burials, spider silk athletic apparel, 3D printed heart, water-filled seaweed spheres, biodegradable cooler, weighted eucalyptus blanket — these and more, ready for you now […]

The Fundamental Things Apply: The Rise of Checkerspot and Supermaterials

April 29, 2019 | Jim Lane

Recently from California comes the news that advanced materials wunderkind Checkerspot has closed its Series A financing for $13 million. A fascinating set of investors came in. There was no Claude Rains announcing “round up the usual suspects” on this one. Fair to say no one is announcing “Play it Again, Sam”, at Checkerspot, either. […]

Break me off a piece of that ethanol unit – ADM separates ethanol business

April 28, 2019 | admin

It’s in the Wall Street Journal. It’s in the Financial Times. It’s in Yahoo Finance. And of course, it’s in The Digest. It’s the Archer Daniels Midland Company breaking news of breaking off their ethanol unit…and a tumbling 40% decline in profit. In Chicago, Archer Daniels Midland Company reported their financial results for the quarter […]

The Competitive Edge: SynTech Bioenergy, Inc.

April 25, 2019 | Jim Lane

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? I founded SynTech Bioenergy based on my belief in the potential of bioenergy to make a significant dent in the […]

Biofuel made from roadkill, cardboard café, wheat straw transformed to isobutene, 3D printed biobricks, algae plastic, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of April 25th

April 24, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of April 25th. In today’s Digest, biofuel made from roadkill, cardboard café, wheat straw transformed to isobutene, 3D printed biobricks, algae plastic — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. #1 […]

Earth Day 2019 – A look at carbon negative and carbon capture technologies, advancements, and possibilities

April 21, 2019 | admin

Some of us were born already, some of us just a twinkle in someone’s eye, but 49 years ago history was made with the very first Earth Day. What was a nationwide celebration and peaceful demonstrations for environmental reform in the U.S. by some estimated 20 million Americans, Earth Day events have now expanded to […]

Circular economies, from California to Sweden: Neste’s wheeling, rolling, moving, flowing

April 18, 2019 | Jim Lane

In California, waste feedstock from the city of Oakland is now being converted to Neste MY Renewable Diesel and fuels the city’s fleet. The city, Neste, fuel distributor Western States Oil and local collectors for used cooking oil joined forces to gather waste cooking oils from restaurants and other businesses in the Oakland metropolitan area […]

Beyond beef with no cow, sunflower crop waste for phone cases and binders, BASF’s bioactives from rambutan tree, repurposing wastewater algae, Nouryon’s biopolymer for hair care, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of April 17th

April 16, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of April 17th. In today’s Digest, beyond beef with no cow, sunflower crop waste for phone cases and binders, BASF’s bioactives from rambutan tree, repurposing wastewater algae, Nouryon’s biopolymer for hair care — these and […]

Queensland’s quest for a circular bioeconomy

April 14, 2019 | admin

It’s the land of the Queen, and Queensland, Australia is investing big in the bioeconomy. Named in honor of Queen Victoria who allowed separation of the colony from New South Wales back in 1859, it’s now the 2nd largest and 3rd most populous state in Australia. With over 5 million people, it’s often called the […]

Coffee without the coffee bean, bioplastic burial pods, fruit and algae clothing, soy straws, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of April 12th

April 11, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of April 12th In today’s Digest, coffee without the coffee bean, bioplastic burial pods, fruit and algae clothing, soy straws — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. #1 Coffee without […]

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