Biotechnology: disrupting the Global Asset Classes of National Security

There’s big, positive news for the advanced bioeconomy this week. A new study, appearing in the peer-reviewed PEERJ, demonstrates for the first time that a particular...

The EU’s Sweet 16: 16 of the most fascinating projects under development and in...

Europe is often thought of as a dead-end for biofuels, owing to a thorny debate over fuel mandates, and agricultural protection. But it's a...

Let’s Get Tacky: Cray Valley launches new sticky resin based on Amyris tech

In France, Cray Valley has launched new tackifying resins produced with Amyris’ biologically derived Biofene branded farnesene. Tack is the measure of stickiness — vital...

Stevia Wonder: Cargill, Evolva head for EverSweet’s commercial-scale in 2018

In Switzerland, Cargill and Evolva inked a major collaboration pact for the production and commercialisation of EverSweet, the next-generation stevia sweetener. This product is...

Butamax’s back on the radar and Kansas is the place

BP and DuPont’s JV Butamax, acquires Nesika Energy ethanol plant, heads for commercial-scale biobutanol  In Delaware, the BP/DuPont joint venture Butamax has acquired the 10...

The Hydrogen Spring that became the Year without a Summer

In Massachusetts, Lux Research in a new report asks “Hyundai, Toyota Lead in Hydrogen Innovation – But Is Anyone Following?” in going pessimistic on...

Engineered skin: brilliant start up Upside Biotechnologies offers new hope for burn victims

In New Zealand, Upside Biotechnologies and its advanced skin replacement treatment for patients suffering major burns passed a major milestone this week, raising $2.3M...

The Race for Bionylon heats up: Rennovia enters piloting stage of its key bio-based...

  In California, Rennovia has now successfully commissioned, and is operating, all core pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol (1,6-HDO) process. When we say...

DC’s climate change: renewables adapting to shifting political weather

There's climate change in Washington; it's the only kind that no one denies, and it's impacting the US renewables community as the policy shifts initiated by the Trump...

As OPEC falls, what is the liberated market signaling to producers?

The biggest two pieces of news in renewable fuels in the past 12 months have been the collapse in RIN prices, and the complete...

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