The development of ionic liquids, and the potential for a transformative impact on the cost and sources of renewable fuels, demonstrates why DOE created a clutch of integrated bioenergy research centers. How’s the progress? Lookin’ good. Here’s more. It’s been the big, big problem in biomass deconstruction and cellulosic fuels — the finicky nature of […]
By David Gogerty and Ronan Rocle, Global Bioenergies, special to The Digest In March, when the inaugural ‘AgSummit’ was held in Des Moines, it was more than just tires that were spinning their wheels in the mud of the spring thaws. The ethanol industry, after a period of government inaction and perceived blend wall issues, didn’t […]
Reports from the EIA, IRENA and Lux Research give key pointers for current trends and a look at “how long does it take to stand up a technology?” This week, we’ve had three reports appear on the newswires that are a good idea to download, order or otherwise get a hold of and ponder. The […]
In the advanced bioeconomy, the question for some time has been “how do you fund it?” or “how do you make it?”. But now, feedstock is becoming the key variable, it’s a case of “where do you find it?” “Feedstock is Key,” says Verdezyne CEO Bill Radany. Dr. Harry Baumes, Director of the USDA’s Office of […]
Solazyme took the #1 spot in the 2015 “35 Hottest Companies in Feedstock Development & Supply” rankings, announced today by The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Feedsrtocks Conference (ABFC 2015). DuPont (#2), POET Biomass (#3), Renewable Energy Group (#4), Algenol (#5), NexSteppe (#6), Syngenta (#7), Genera Energy (#8), Waste […]
This July, industrial biotech returns to its largest and grandest stage at the BIO World Congress, which convenes in Montreal from this July 19-22, and a look at the plenary session line-up offers a convenient glance at the evolution of the industry away from fuels and towards an integrated portfolio including fuels, chemicals and biomaterials […]
The tyros of Triple-D A land a major offtake deal on the road to their 1st commercial plant. Polymer resins, automotive parts, toothbrush bristles, cosmetics, fragrances in focus, based on Verdezyne’s renewable intermediates. In California, Verdezyne and Will & Co, announced a distribution agreement for BIOLON DDDA (biobased dodecanedioic acid or “DC12”) in Europe, which will […]
5th Etanolix project debuts, and first outside of Finland; waste makes haste. In Sweden, St1 Biofuels Oy delivered its first Etanolix plant to North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) in Gothenburg, which recycles feedstocks such as biowaste and process residue from local bakeries and bread from shops that is past its sell-by date into ethanol […]
Production goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan. News has arrived from Europe that Coca-Cola is displaying 100% bio-based content Plant Bottles produced using paraxylene produced at Virent’s Madison, Wisconsin demonstration plant — the first demonstration scale production of a PET plastic bottle […]
The Digest’s original series, Faces, releases 4 new episodes for online viewing — featuring Algenol CEO Paul Woods, Genera Energy CEO Kelly Tiller, Green Biologics president Joel Stone, and Verdezyne CEO Bill Radany In Florida, the Digest has released four new episodes of the one-to-one interview program Faces. The four episodes feature: Verdezyne CEO Bill Radany in episode #2, Algenol CEO Paul Woods […]
