The charismatic Beta Renewables CEO is gone, builder of the world’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. Guido Ghisolfi, 58, the CEO of Beta Renewables, is dead. News reports from Italy indicate a suicide, after the charismatic business leader was found in his dark-color, late model Lexus, on a road side near Carbona Scrivia, less than three […]
Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in Digestville, as we reported on the fast-growing advanced bioeconomy. The 2011 collection is here. The 2012 collection is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#1-10) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#11-20) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#21-30) is here. […]
Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in Digestville, as we reported on the fast-growing advanced bioeconomy. The 2011 collection is here. The 2012 collection is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#1-10) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#11-20) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#21-30) is here. […]
Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in Digestville, as we reported on the fast-growing advanced bioeconomy. The 2011 collection is here. The 2012 collection is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#1-10) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#11-20) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#31-40) is here. […]
Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in Digestville, as we reported on the fast-growing advanced bioeconomy. The 2011 collection is here. The 2012 collection is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#1-10) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#21-30) is here. This years’ (2015) collection (#31-40) is here. […]
Time for more Fortune Cookies – aphorisms and entertainments that came to mind, here in Digestville, as we reported on the fast-growing advanced bioeconomy. In 2011, we published a collection of 100 “Fortune Cookies” and did another list of 30 in 2012. It helps to see the humor in a screwy, upside-down world where as […]
Total takes equity and Board seat in licensor of supercritical hydrolysis tech for production of low-cost cellulosic sugars. What’s up, what does it say about Total, the sector and Renmatix — and why might all this be aimed at a path to lower cost renewable jet fuel? In California, Total New Energies is making an investment in Renmatix, […]
Sometimes life hands out some telling coincidences. Here’s one for the ages. Last week there was a Fast Food industry fly-in to DC — arguing for a repeal of the Renewable Fuel Standard on the grounds of food price impact. Politico reports: “The National Council of Chain Restaurants … hosted a fly-in [Wednesday], calling for action on the Renewable […]
Elsewhere in the Digest today, we highlight the food waste crisis. Here we highlight an interesting solution to the problem of organic waste. In North Carolina, Maverick Synfuels announced the availability of the Maverick Oasis BG Gas-to-Liquid methanol plant product line. These plants convert biogas from sources such as anaerobic digesters and landfills into higher […]
The Digest’s Dashboard is a convenient “news you can use” 5-Minute summary of current markets including key commodity prices, relevant futures, bioenergy-related stocks, and historical equities data. Latest prices – key commodities. Most recent commodity closing prices, and price changes, for NYMEX’s crude oil, Brent Crude, Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel, Natural Gas, RBOB gasoline, and Ethylene; ethanol […]
