Three companies, operating in Outback Australia, personify promise and hardiness in the microalgae corner of industrial biotech The birth, life and death of a global micro-algae industry has been written so many times that it must seem to many readers like a microscopic version of Buddhist reincarnation, the lifecycle of the phoenix, or out-takes from […]
In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $12 million to fund three small-scale projects in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina that aim to commercialize novel conversion technologies to accelerate the development of advanced, drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. The projects, funded through DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable […]
In third day voting in round three of Transformative Technologies 2011, Novozymes shot ahead of #1 seed Amyris 51-49. threatening to topple the company that secured the top ranking in last year’s 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. Meanwhile, tournament Cinderella OriginOil saw its lead over Codexis narrowed to 55-45, but with two days voting remaining, […]
Alternative fuels have work to do, say retail marketing experts, to win customer acceptance, but the work can be done. Here are 14 points to consider. In Australia, Nic Moulis, CEO of the Australian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association, and Charles Wright, GM of Neumann Petroleum, encouraged the biofuels industry on the promise of alternative […]
In first day voting in round three of Transformative Technologies 2011, tournament Cinderella OriginOil saw its lead over Codexis narrowed to 57-43, but still looked poised to continue a remarkable run in the tournament of technologies. Among other second day movements, Mascoma recovered from a deficit to take a small 52-48 lead over Joule Unlimited, […]
In first day voting in round three of Transformative Technologies 2011, tournament Cinderella OriginOil continued its remarkable run, opening up a 59-41 lead over Codexis. The 11th seeded company blew past Genencor and Sapphire Energy to date in the tough Western Regional, and may well be en route to a date with destiny in the […]
Voting in the third round (Sweet 16) of the Transformative Technologies 2011 tournament begins Monday, August 29 and will close on Friday, September 2 at 5pm ET. Here are the match-ups, with links to previews of the contests and data on each company’s technologies and progress towards commercialization. Solazyme vs Cobalt Technologies OriginOil vs Codexis […]
Round two voting finished on Friday in the Transformative Technologies 2011 tournament. Here are the final vote totals (expressed in percentages). International Regional Amyris 68 vs DSM 32 LS9 59 vs SG Biofuels 41 Enerkem 54 vs Abengoa Bioenergy 46 LanzaTech 48 vs Novozymes 52 Eastern Regional INEOS Bio 52 vs Coskata 48 Joule 53 […]
Transformative Technologies 2011 Today is the FINAL day for second-round voting in the Transformative Technologies 2011 tournament – at 5pm ET TODAY 16 contestants will advance to the third round. Here are the vote totals (expressed in percentages), so far: International Regional Amyris 68 vs DSM 32 LS9 58 vs SG Biofuels 42 Enerkem 55 […]
Like to better understand the markets, margins and opportunities in renewable chemicals, and Genomatica’s IPO? Find the prospect of wading through Genomatica’s 200-page filing, uh, unappealing? Try our 10-minute version. In California, Genomatica announced that it has filed an S-1 SEC registration statement for a proposed $100 million initial public offering of shares of its […]
