Renewable chemicals and nutraceuticals are rightly hot because their high-margin markets offer go-to opportunities for emerging technologies. But what about high-margin markets for advanced fuels? The Digest investigates. Now that Labor Day is past, we are all supposed to get back to work or school — and in the world of the advanced bioeconomy that […]
There’s greenfield construction – new plants. There’s brownfield — redeveloping disused industrial sites. Now, there’s olivefield. Transforming existing sites with new technology that diversify the inputs, reduce the carbon scores, or broaden the product set. As a new JV between Benefuel and Felda exemplifies. In May in “The Neodiesel revolution” we wrote: “Here comes Neo […]
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By Jim Stewart, Chairman, BioEnergy Producers Association The momentum leading to the introduction of new technologies for alternative energy production has become increasingly evident during 2014. The year has brought a steady stream of announcements from the industry regarding equity infusions, strategic alliances and commercial demonstration projects. However, as far as the use of conversion […]
Yes, it’s time for voting in the 2014-15 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy; the 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals & Materials: and the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Who will be #1 – who will get your vote? PhotoVoting expanded – special bonus votes for most original artwork. In Florida, Biofuels Digest […]
Saturated E10 ethanol markets; unmet demand in aviation biofuels: can Vertimass’ technology provide the bridge? So there’s this idea in aviation biofuels called alcohol to jet, and it’s conceptually powerful. Behind it is the idea that the E10 ethanol market in the US is right at the saturation point, there’s excess production capacity available — […]
It takes hundreds of people working cooperatively together to make a venture successful. You have to network like crazy. Part of the daily routine in the sector has become finding and keeping up with friends, supporters, partners, customers and suppliers. As Kreig Devault partner John Kirkwood observed elsewhere in the Digest today, in talking about the Advanced Bioeconomy […]
Pressure is starting to build for institutional investors to cut their exposure to fossil fuel stocks, but they will need to find viable alternative destinations for their money? A new white paper from Bloomberg New Energy Finance tackles the topic. Oil, gas and coal companies make up one of the world’s largest liquid asset classes, […]
Not too long ago, the Digest passed the million reader mark. Meaning that there are far more than a million minds working right now on eliminating petroleum dependencies, creating rural jobs and reducing carbon footprints – developing new options or giving them the support they need. After 9/11, Don Henley and Glenn Frye wrote and the Eagles […]
By Dr. Doria Gordon, The Nature Conservancy Cultivation of bioenergy crops is predicted to increase to between 27 and 120 million acres by 2022 in order to meet the renewable energy needs of the U.S. and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard. These crops may be used for production of ethanol, biodiesel or heat through […]
