A reader asks a fundamental question worth investigating. The Digest looks at how it all shakes out, value-wise. A question from the Digesterati: “Since biomass is ~40% oxygen and the principle of green chemistry is atom conservation, how will we achieve $3/gge biofuel as drop-in hydrocarbon without using all of the oxygen? Yield from biomass to […]
Avoid your enemy’s strength, and attack his weakness, said Sun Tzu. Thereby, we consider the problem of the RIN. The US Environmental Protection Agency has discovered the following way of interpreting Energy Independence and Security Act. To wit, if the transportation fuels supply chain — controlled by guess whom — does not build renewable fuel infrastructure, which […]
In Florida, The Digest made made available for free, global streaming its LanzaTech coverage from ABLC NEXT 2015. The LanzaTech presentation can be accessed here, and is enhanced with commentary from the BioChannel.TV commentary team, including Digest editor Jim Lane and former DOE Biomass Program manager Dr. Paul Bryan. The coverage also includes clips from […]
In Massachusetts, Joule and Red Rock Biofuels said that they plan to merge. The transaction is expected to close during the coming 30 days. Terms were not disclosed. In association with this merger, after a year of important service at a critical transition phase for the company, Joule also announced that CEO Serge Tchuruk, will […]
In Florida, the Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol project in Nevada, Iowa is the debut subject of The Digest’s online short-subject documentary series, The New Places, which is available for streaming as of today, here. “So here we are on a blustery day in late October with the corn off the field, and as you can see the […]
As Dyadic cashes out of industrial biotech and retains a C1 license for pharma, DSM and Syngenta also announce a partnership. Companies are girding their loins for the long haul. The Digest takes a look, In Florida, DuPont Industrial Biosciences will acquire substantially all of the enzyme and technology assets Dyadic’s Industrial Technology business for $75 […]
Despite a signature partnership with Praj, Gevo’s short-term future looks strongest at the marina, where blockbuster economics apply. So Praj and Gevo, which began dating some time ago as prospective partners and started going steady a few months ago in signing an MOU — have decided to move in together, via a license agreement and […]
Minnesota Awards $26 Million to Fund Sweetwater’s Biochemical Facility In Minnesota, Sweetwater Energy has received commitment for $26 million in long-term loans from the state of Minnesota to construct a biochemical production facility near Mountain Iron in northeastern Minnesota. The $53M facility will use local timber to produce high-value industrial alcohol and activated carbon. The […]
In the Digest’s Mirror US Presidential Election, focused on bioeconomy voters in the weeks leading up to the actual Iowa Caucuses, Ben Carson won the Iowa Republican caucuses and Hillary Clinton took the Iowa Democratic caucuses. In our winner-take all system, we have awarded 30 delgates to Ben Carson and 46 to Hillary Clinton. Complete […]
