In Brazil and California, Ceres and Raízen announced that they have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement to develop and produce sweet sorghum on an industrial scale. Sweet sorghum can be grown to complement existing feedstock supplies and extend the operating season of Brazilian sugarcane-to-ethanol mills. Under the collaboration, the companies will each contribute in-kind services […]
ABLC 2015 has come and gone. Here are new priorities, lessons learned, new advances, and cautionary tales. ABLC 2015 ended last Friday, and from the annual bioeconomy leadership conference in Washington DC., we have selected slides presented by CEOs from Abengoa, Algenol, Amyris, Aventine, Enerkem, Fulcrum, GranBio, Green Biologics, Iogen and LanzaTech — at the top rank in terms of […]
The Algae Biomass Organization’s 2015 Industry Survey was conducted in January and February, 2015 through an electronic questionnaire sent via email to ABO’s 7,000+ contact list. The survey asked for opinion and projections on the industry’s growth, barriers to advancement, and policy priorities through 2020. According to ABO, there are three key takeaways from the […]
Day 1 highlights at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 1. Most Dramatic moment. By far, the most dramatic moment was ABFA president Mike McAdams’ speech calling for RFS reform. However, not far behind were remarks by Advanced Ethanol Council executive director Brooke Coleman’s analysis that the ABFA goals, several of which he said that “almost […]
The Digest has commissioned this survey on industry response to the Advanced Biofuels Association’s RFS gambit — and you can take the survey here — aimed at testing the depth and breadth of support for McAdams’ view. The survey looks at support for each of three proposals outlined in a speech by Mike McAdams in […]
From 2012’s “Don’t Mess with the RFS” to 2015’s “Fix the RFS Mess”. A commercial-scale development impasse over policy uncertainty prompts ABFA president Mike McAdams to call for RFS reform, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference’s opening session. In Washington, speaking at ABLC 2015, Advanced Biofuels Association president Mike McAdams called for reform of the Renewable […]
Here are the complete remarks by Michael McAdams, president of the Advanced Biofuels Association at ABLC 2015, as prepared. It is always good to be back with you at the ABLC. I could have never imagined when I first spoke at this conference seven years ago that I would be here today forced to say that […]
A new path to affordable jet fuel? Emerging Fuels Technology contends that a combination of gas-to-liquids and hydrotreating is right on emissions and the economics. Here’s the how and why. From Oklahoma we’ve heard that Emerging Fuels Technology will begin licensing an innovative new technology that significantly reduces the cost of manufacturing renewable fuels from bio […]
By Brian Foody After a long period of limited production, cellulosic biofuels are finally starting to flow into the market. Renewable natural gas and cellulosic ethanol production facilities are operating and some are approaching commercial production volumes. These fuels generate D3 (cellulosic) RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers), which are used by obligated parties for managing their […]
To make fuel, chemicals, fiber, food more productively than ever before — it starts in the field with the New Agriculture. Here’s what’s happening as Silicon Valley converges with Silicon Farm. We heard this past week from California that Finistere Ventures, a California-based innovation capital firm and one of the pioneers in the rapidly growing […]
