Can you have a biofuel without processing an intermediate biomass? Can post-biomass technologies revolutionize fuel and chemical production? Fuels and chemicals can make people mighty uneasy, when you think about them. With fossil fuels, the issues include the uneven distribution of resources and wealth, national security, price and price volatility, and carbon emissions. So along came […]
Capital. In biofuels, it means raising, raising, raising. Raise a round, toot some oxygen, then go raise some more. Raise at base camp, raise in the Death Zone, reach the Summit, and raise again. Who are the go-to people and organizations — who’s in the know? It may feel like an endless slog up Everest. […]
In today’s Digest, we have prepared a look at 168 strategic investors in the sector – the institutional owners of the latest wave of sector IPOs. That is, Codexis, Amyris, Gevo, Solazyme, Renewable Energy Group and Ceres. Which institutionals own what? You can look by industrial biotech company, or look at the global list, which […]
6 major policy decisions and issues await the US elections. What are the chasms to be crossed, how might it change the path of your technology, grant, company or crop And, who can show you the way? OK, maybe you feel pretty secure, and that’s a good thing. Maybe your grant is locked in for […]
In Washington, the Romney campaign issued a long-awaited white paper on agricultural policy. Among the highlights: Farm Bill. “As president, Romney will ensure that a strong farm bill is passed in a timely manner to give farmers and ranchers the certainty they need for their operations and their livelihoods.” Trade. “As president, Mitt Romney will make […]
Sherpas – the high-altitude companions that see Himalayan hopefuls safely to the top (and back again). Every great biofuels technology has its own companion feedstock strategy – with unique advantages and technical challenges. Who’s got what it takes to be a great Sherpa, providing that feedstock or intermediates edge that puts a processing technology first […]
The Hillary Step. It’s the last big technical obstacle between a mountaineer and the summit of Mount Everest. Every biofuels contender has its own route to the top – with unique advantages and technical challenges. Who is nearing the Summit, what’s their Hillary Step, who’s got Sherpas, who’s got oxygen? It’s the race for scale […]
Today, we look at a really, really important topic: You. As a bioenergy reader, what influences your thinking, what kind of information are you searching for, how do you respond to messaging, and when, and how? Is media power becoming more diffuse, or more concentrated? In the issues of Biofuels Digest, we almost invariably look at […]
In Florida, Biofuels Digest subscribers have kept Solazyme in the lead in 2012-13 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy balloting, with last year’s winner maintaining a small lead over last year’s #3, Gevo. Amyris, which had dipped to #5, has managed to get back to #4, while Novozymes continues to show a lot of strength in […]
A new drop-in, low-cost, high-octane fuel molecule? How does that work, and why, and when? How does it change the energy independence equation? Today, the Digest visits Incitor to find out about Alestron. Back in 2008, there was a flurry of coverage of a new class of fuel molecules that could be made affordably from […]
