In Massachusetts, World Energy has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit the Part II Application for an approximately $2 billion loan guarantee through the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. The Title 17 program, offered through the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) and established by the Energy Policy Act of […]
In Massachusetts, Keurig Dr Pepper has unveiled a more sustainable vision for the future of single-serve coffee pods, which have boomed in popularity thanks to their convenience but are associated with significant plastics waste. Keurig’s vision is based on its K-Rounds™ plastic-free pods, a revolutionary new form of single serve coffee. K-Rounds pods are created […]
In Massachusetts, Biophilica, the company behind Treekind plastic-free leather alternative, is using products from paper and pulp company Sappi, to make Treekind look and feel more realistic. Specifically, Biophilica is applying Sappi’s high-fidelity, 3D, leather grain solution to impart texture to Treekind through the application of Sappi’s Ultracast Viva® release paper. “Inclusion of plastic-containing coatings […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience reported that its proprietary varieties of winter Camelina sativa (“Camelina”) in development responded as expected to herbicides in the first field tests conducted in the United States. Yield10 tested winter Camelina engineered with tolerance to glufosinate (“HT”), an herbicide widely used to manage weeds and protect yields in crop rotations in […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. and VISION Bioenergy Oilseeds, LLC announced that Yield10 has granted to VISION a global license to certain proprietary varieties of Camelina sativa (“Camelina”) for the production of feedstock oil for biofuels. By facilitating the large-scale commercial production of herbicide tolerant Camelina, this license agreement is intended to empower farmers to […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience has taken the strategic decision to prioritize in 2024 the execution of activities intended to accelerate and advance the Omega-3 Camelina program toward commercialization. Yield10 also reported that it has completed contra season production in Chile of Omega-3 EPA8 Camelina, which produces the eicosapentaenoic acid (“EPA”) component of the omega-3 oil […]
In Massachusetts, a semi-crystalline polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymer producing by CJ Biomaterials has been included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances with the Assigned Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2330. Before being added to the FCS inventory, CJ Biomaterials’ scPHA had to successfully complete extensive safety testing by the FDA. Basing […]
In Massachusetts, Ara Partners has acquired a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels, LLC. As part of the transaction, USDCF has also acquired the West Colton Rail Terminal, a fully operational biofuels terminal in California. Ara has committed additional capital to support significant expansion of USDCF’s infrastructure footprint. Based in Houston, Texas, USDCF develops, owns, and operates […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has filed for regulatory approval of Camelina sativa varieties that produce seed oil containing essential omega-3 fatty acids eicosatetraenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. The genetic pathway inserted into the omega-3 Camelina DHA1 line produces oil containing approximately 10% EPA and 10% DHA, closely resembling the omega-3 EPA/DHA fatty acid profile […]
In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks announced that a Ginkgo-led team — including partners from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, and Global Algae Innovations — has been awarded funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). The scope of the project will be to develop a new approach to […]
