In the annual rankings, voters reward commercial deployments at scale, key figures in deployment of alternative fuels, and pioneers in renewable chemicals. International leaders gain. In Florida, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack headed the “Top 125 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy” rankings as nominated and voted by the readers of The Digest and the […]
Following just one day after a big win in the Supreme Court and a corporate update last week, Gevo announced that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, common stock units. Each common stock unit will consist of one share of common stock, Series A warrants to purchase a certain […]
More government support! It’s the cry of many advanced biofuels supporters. But what about “Less Government Red Tape?!$%#@” That gets less attention than it deserves, says a recent sector overview. The Digest investigates. Why must “the entire value chain of production from feedstock to finished product be conducted at a single location” asks Antoine Schellinger, […]
“The short-term picture of a well-supplied oil market should not disguise the challenges that lie ahead as reliance grows on a relatively small number of producers,” warns the International Energy Agency. Why all the gloom amidst boom times for energy supply? Turns out, right around the corner, rising demand will challenge supply all over again. […]
In Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gevo’s favor and overturned an earlier Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the interpretation of key patent claims. On April 11, 2013, the Delaware District Court (District Court) entered a final judgment of non-infringement in Gevo’s favor following the acknowledgment by Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC (Butamax) […]
The Digest’s first original series, Faces, debuts episode #1 for online viewing and download. More new episodes and new programs to come. In Florida, the Digest debuts online today episode #1 of its first original series — the one-to-one interview program Faces. It’s here. Episode #1 features Industrial Microbes Chief Scientific Officer Noah Helman. Verdezyne […]
Reliance Industries taps Algenol, completes algae production system; producing algae from CO2 recycled from industrial processes; could later demonstrate the fuels production capabilities of Algenol’s advanced fuel producing algae and systems. In India, Algenol and Reliance Industries have successfully deployed India’s first Algenol algae production platform. The demonstration module is located near the Reliance Jamnagar […]
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 […]
In California, the International Council on Clean Transportation and E4Tech released a comprehensive study of clean fuel availability for the Pacific Coast. The report is available here. Mary Solecki of E2, one of our most distinguished Digesterati, writes: “The takeaways are positive: a clean fuels standard in CA, OR, WA and BC is very much achievable, and with good policies, […]
In 2014, more than 85 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol capacity started up in the United States, along with commercial facilities to produce advanced biofuels and chemical intermediates. By B.A. THORP, HARRY SEAMANS and MASOOD AKHTAR Republished by courtesy of the authors and Paper360º, where the article originally appeared. For decades, Brazil and the United […]
