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 […]
Oil price predictions are all over the map. So, how are biobased businesses coping when no one quite knows what’s up with the incumbent? Amyris, Cellerate and Propel Fuels are three ventures showing the way(s) forward. If you think oil prices are on a rollercoaster this year, consider the world of oil price predictions. In […]
Portrait of a breakout: Amyris, Cosan JV launches “next generation of revolutionary oils” touting “unmatched value” and “unbeatable economics” In California, Novvi unveiled two new 100 percent renewable base oil products, a 100 percent renewable polyalphaolefin (PAO) Group IV and a 100 percent renewable version of its NovaSpec Group III+ base oil. Both will be […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest up to $100 million in a Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership to support the infrastructure needed to make more renewable fuel options available to American consumers. Specifically, USDA will administer competitive grants to match funding for state-led efforts to test and […]
“EPA continues to assert authority under the general waiver provision to reduce biofuel volumes based on available infrastructure,” says BIO. “This is a point that will have to be litigated. It goes against Congressional intent.” In Washington, the EPA released its proposed standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and volumes for renewable fuels. The volumes, […]
Readers rate 27 different cellulosic biofuels technologies on perceptions of commercial readiness, viability, reasons for skepticism, and levels of confidence and awareness. Recently, we asked Digest readers to rate 27 cellulosic biofuels technologies in terms of their perception of commercial readiness — a survey we conducted last fall and also in mid-2014. Our goal was […]
