In North Carolina, Syngenta has licensed Quad County Corn Processors to supply its ethanol plant with grain from Enogen after a three-month trial period. The grain has been modified with an output trait that allows ethanol production to be more efficient. Syngenta is currently collaborating with the QCCP to recruit growers for Enogen grain.
In New York, energy analyst Pavel Molchanov released an evaluation of the financial impact, on Gevo, of the investments and partnerships for bio-based plastics announced by Coca-Cola last week. Molchanov writes: “For polyethylene terephthalate (PET) specifically, the global market is ~54 million metric tons (~$100 billion), with ~30% used for plastic bottles. Para-xylene is a […]
In the UK, TMO Renewables announced that it completed a £7.6 round of financing. Taken in combination with £4.6m raised in January 2010, the proceeds will serve will serve as working capital as the company moves towards commercialisation. Additionally, the company has been involved in detailed and positive discussions in Brazil. A senior delegation of ethanol […]
In New York, the ETC Group launched “Who Will Control the Green Economy?”, a report highlighting both the dangers of “green techno-fixes” and unyielding corporate power and the real potential of the emerging new industrial sectors. The report was presented at Rio+20 by Kathy Jo Wetter, one of its researchers.
In New York, the ETC Group launched “Who Will Control the Green Economy?”, a report highlighting both the dangers of “green techno-fixes” and unyielding corporate power and the real potential of the emerging new industrial sectors. The report was presented at Rio+20 by Kathy Jo Wetter, one of its researchers.
In Denmark, Novozymes has urged the US Congress to retain the tax incentives encouraging renewable fuel development. Asserting the recent success of the biofuels industry, Adam Monroe, President of Novozymes North America, argued for the long-term extension of the Cellulosic Biofuels Producer Tax Credit and the Special Depreciation Allowance for Cellulosic Biofuel Plant Property. A […]
In Masschusetts, Lux Research has recently published a report indicating that the bio-based chemicals industry will double in market potential to $19.7 billion in 2016, according to Lux Research. The global capacity for 17 major bio-based materials doubled to 3.8 million tons this year, but over the next five years will climb to 9.2 million […]
In Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon’s Wolf Frommer and his team have identified how the sucrose produced in the leaves via photosynthesis is delivered to the transporters that move it into the phloem. In this new research they have identified the missing piece of the molecular pump system – a protein that moves the sucrose to the […]
In Washington, the Obama administration has received over 130 submissions regarding suggestions for the Bioeconomy Blueprint from industry and academic professionals around the world. Some of the suggestions indicated that the plan should address the challenge posed by synthetic biology and should remove bioeconomy barriers by developing regulatory pathways for next-gen sequencing. Genetic & Engineering […]
In Washington, the Obama administration has received over 130 submissions regarding suggestions for the Bioeconomy Blueprint from industry and academic professionals around the world. Some of the suggestions indicated that the plan should address the challenge posed by synthetic biology and should remove bioeconomy barriers by developing regulatory pathways for next-gen sequencing. Genetic & Engineering […]
