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Calyxt identifies more than 15,000 unique chemical signatures in lab-scale BioFactory production run

Calyxt identifies more than 15,000 unique chemical signatures in lab-scale BioFactory production run

December 12, 2021 |

In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based synthetic biotechnology company, completed a key milestone in its lab-scale BioFactory manufacturing system with results through the Company’s metabolomics analyses indicating over 15,000 chemical signatures, including both known and as-yet-uncharacterized molecules and building block precursors, chemical compounds involved in chemical reactions that produce other compounds. These chemical signatures form […]

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Exports of U.S. ethanol and DDGS brighten in October

Exports of U.S. ethanol and DDGS brighten in October

December 12, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports in October jumped 38% to 104.74 million gallons (mg), bolstered by the largest volume of undenatured fuel ethanol exports since March. Canada remained the top destination for U.S. ethanol exports for the seventh consecutive month with imports of 37.3 mg, up 3%. This marks the largest monthly shipments to […]

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Novozymes closes transaction of majority stake in Synergia Life Sciences

Novozymes closes transaction of majority stake in Synergia Life Sciences

December 12, 2021 |

In Denmark, Novozymes A/S completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Synergia Life Sciences Pte. Ltd. as initially announced on November 30, 2021, following the fulfillment of all closing conditions. As a result of the acquisition, Novozymes is now the controlling shareholder in Synergia Life Sciences. Synergia Life Sciences will be integrated into Novozymes’ […]

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Monolith signs agreement with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production

Monolith signs agreement with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production

December 12, 2021 |

In Nebraska, Monolith signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to collaborate on the development and potential use of clean carbon black produced through its proprietary pyrolysis process and new technology that uses renewable electricity to convert natural gas into high-purity carbon black and hydrogen. Monolith’s carbon […]

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Farm, biofuel groups ask EPA to resolve summertime E15 barrier

Farm, biofuel groups ask EPA to resolve summertime E15 barrier

December 12, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., to facilitate year-round sales of E15 nationwide and remove arcane barriers to innovation and consumer choice in the retail fuel marketplace, six national farm and biofuel organizations asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact regulations requiring lower-volatility conventional gasoline blendstock in the summertime. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, […]

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Forget Sci-Fi—This NREL biotech could actually help colonize Mars

Forget Sci-Fi—This NREL biotech could actually help colonize Mars

December 12, 2021 |

In Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists and partner Nzyme2HC are actively exploring if astronauts can use NREL’s patented ethylene-emitting cyanobacteria in closed systems to manufacture building materials on Mars. Leveraging technology previously supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, NREL scientists are pivoting the technology to the potential for Mars exploration. […]

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1 Billion Gallons Per Year by 2030: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

1 Billion Gallons Per Year by 2030: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

December 12, 2021 |

Why they do what they do, what net-zero fuels really means, how agriculture and land management plays a role in carbon sequestration, how to track carbon across the business system, how they are working towards 1 billion gallons of low fossil carbon hydrocarbons or more per year by 2030…Pat Gruber, CEO of Gevo answers it […]

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Salmon sperm bioplastic cup, robots reproduce for first time, biobased fur and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 10th

Salmon sperm bioplastic cup, robots reproduce for first time, biobased fur and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 10th

December 9, 2021 |

Not a topic The Digest usually covers, but let’s talk about sex like Salt-N-Pepa with the latest news that robots reproduced for the first time, thanks in part by the tiny organisms’ Pac-Man-like shape. Not only that, but news came in about the development of “the world’s most sustainable bioplastic” using “natural DNA” sourced by […]

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Velocys raises $33M to up manufacturing capability and advance 2 fuel projects

Velocys raises $33M to up manufacturing capability and advance 2 fuel projects

December 5, 2021 |

In the United Kingdom, Velocys PLC has raised £25 million ($33 million) through a Placing with institutional investors at 8 pence per share, with a potential further £2M through an Open Offer. The funds will be used mainly for capital investment in manufacturing capability, advancement of two projects including Bayou Fuels in Mississippi and Altalto […]

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CMA CGM, Shell perform first Bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam

CMA CGM, Shell perform first Bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam

December 5, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group and Shell have performed the first Bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam. The CONTAINERSHIPS AURORA, a 1,400 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) LNG-powered vessel, was bunkered by Shell with a nearly 10% blend of low carbon Bio-LNG while calling at Rotterdam. The vessel received around 483 m3 […]

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