Category: Top Stories

I Think I Love You, So What Am I So Afraid Of?: Inside the stock plunge of Origin Materials

I Think I Love You, So What Am I So Afraid Of?: Inside the stock plunge of Origin Materials

August 13, 2023 |

Late last week, following the Q2 earnings announce, the stock price for Origin Materials dropped by 66 per cent in a day, and you might think the company announced it had a) announced bankruptcy, b) abandoned its core technology or c) revealed misdeeds by management that could lead to prison and ruin — none of […]

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Amyris’ bankruptcy filing: Complete details

Amyris’ bankruptcy filing: Complete details

August 10, 2023 |

Here follows the complete Amyris statement with respect to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS) (“Amyris” or the “Company”), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-Market™ technology platform and clean beauty consumer brands, today announced that it is moving forward with an operational and […]

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Rowing in a Lake of Peanut Butter: Reader reaction and hard data on Direct Air Capture

Rowing in a Lake of Peanut Butter: Reader reaction and hard data on Direct Air Capture

August 7, 2023 |

Is Direct Air Capture of CO2 really the most dangerous technology in the world? Following a column penned by BioVeritas CEO Dave Austgen that led The Digest yesterday, a friend wrote: The headline made me want to open up [The Daily Digest], but there are no significant facts or reasoning stated in [the] article as […]

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Direct Air Capture of CO2: The Most Dangerous Idea in the World

Direct Air Capture of CO2: The Most Dangerous Idea in the World

August 3, 2023 |

By Dave Austgen, CEO, BioVeritas It may not be the stupidest idea ever postulated, but it is unequivocally one of the most dangerous. Direct Air Capture or DAC! To the average person it sounds like a fantastic solution to climate change driven by the increasing stock of CO2 in the atmosphere – let’s just take […]

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ACT now: Aries Clean Technology on the cusp of its destiny

ACT now: Aries Clean Technology on the cusp of its destiny

July 31, 2023 |

Today, a word or two in praise of sludge, the fudge we cannot budge, the smudge we cannot nudge. Sludge perplexes with complexity as it dazzles with carbon-negative opportunity. Abundant, cheap, unstoppable, impervious to the supply curves of economists, and disdainful of the attempts of landfillers to contain it. It has nowhere to go, and […]

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EPA’s RFS Final Rulemaking 2023-25: The Bottom Line

EPA’s RFS Final Rulemaking 2023-25: The Bottom Line

July 30, 2023 |

By Jennifer LeRow, Project Director, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released the long-awaited Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers and other important updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its Final Rule on June 21, 2023, establishing annual obligations for the years 2023-2025. The optional 2026 […]

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Next on the Runway: DG Fuels advances towards the takeoff to scale

Next on the Runway: DG Fuels advances towards the takeoff to scale

July 27, 2023 |

The Digest as reported elsewhere turns 16 today, the age where you might get Dad to give you the keys to the car. It’s that time when adolescence begins to fade and adulthood beckons — and in the bioeconomy, we’re seeing signs of that same turn. There’s a tranquility at the point of inflection. Reminds […]

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16 Candles

16 Candles

July 26, 2023 |

Today, July 27th, the Digest turns 16 years of age, and in some ways with the advanced bioeconomy we share the birthday, there was some gestation prior to the Digest’s appearance and the conventional bioeconomy had been with us for thousands of years and had experienced an energy renaissance, yes. Back then, however, there was […]

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Lighting the SAFterburners: Virent, Air bp, Virgin, Gevo, Axens, ECARU, others accelerating on SAF

Lighting the SAFterburners: Virent, Air bp, Virgin, Gevo, Axens, ECARU, others accelerating on SAF

July 24, 2023 |

There are some days in the SAF story where the newsflow is so fast and promising that I am reminded of those Hollywood movies with jet aircraft in the mix where the wing commander orders the cocky yet benign pilots on a mission against desperate odds to “light the afterburners” in a bid to increase […]

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Empowering More from Less: The Whitefox Story

Empowering More from Less: The Whitefox Story

July 23, 2023 |

As a world, we are on the cusp of an energy revolution. Whether in our homes or in industry, conserving energy is on everyone’s mind. Furthermore, wasting less and getting the most out of our resources are values that mirror the founding principles of Whitefox – to produce more from less, and prevent waste from […]

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