Biofuels beyond corn: The pathway from CO2, water and electricity to liquid fuels
Much of the angst over ethanol’s expansion comes from stakeholders' worries over corn and land use. Justified or not, there’s worry over cost, food...
Letter from Washington: The Grand Alliance flashes V for Victory in renewable fuels fight
It’s been a very busy week in Washington DC, the high point being a letter to seven senators sent late Thursday by EPA Administrator...
Market access: Industry grips with E15’s future in key Senate hearing
In Washington, hearings took place today on the future of E15 ethanol in the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on S. 517,...
The Justice League of Pyromaniax
The High Lords of Pyrolysis travel under the unlikely cover identities of “George Huber” and “Robert Brown” — but we know them in their...
What’s My Feedstock Worth? A primer for measuring bio-value
What’s it worth? It’s the cry of a thousand fortune-hunters combing garage sales and close-out auctions this spring. Whether you are owner or seller,...
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...
Heard on the Floor at the Bio World Congress: The Top Storylines from Day...
Industrial biotech’s biggest and grandest show, the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, continued today in Montreal and there was a Capital W in World...
Indian Oil’s landmark project for fuels+, from refinery waste CO2: The partner? It’s LanzaTech
In Turkey, at the World Petroleum Congress, India’s flagship national oil company Indian Oil Corporation and carbon recycler LanzaTech unveiled a Statement of Intent...
Making Algae Obese: Synthetic Genomics, ExxonMobil breakthrough brings algae fuels clearer, closer
In California at the annual BIO convention, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics announced a breakthrough in joint research into advanced biofuels involving the improvement of...
Gingko BioWorks, Impossible Foods, Calysta, Bolt Threads, Zymergen take top slots in The 40...
Ginkgo BioWorks took the #1 spot in the 2017-18 “40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” rankings, published today in The Digest and...