ICF’s managing director for Fuels & Power, Mike McCurdy, prepared one of the most compact reviews of Sustainable Aviation Fuels key metrics and issues we’ve seen in quite some time. These were seen just a few days ago on The World Stage at ABLC Digital and are making their public debut as a stand-alone slide […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is expanding its roster of subject matter experts to review research funding applications. BETO’s Scale-Up and Conversion Funding Opportunity Announcement (More on that here) is currently accepting applications in the areas of: – Bioenergy technology scale-up – Clean cellulosic sugar production – Bioprocess separations […]
By Moji Karimi, CEO, Cemvita Factory Special to The Digest Any SynBio (synthetic biology) company is faced with three principal questions right off the bat: 1. Product or platform? A) Product: develop the microbe, build the plant, and sell the product. The end molecule is the revenue source B) Platform: develop the microbe and commercialize […]
Long lines and gas shortages on the East Coast due to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is making the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optima work more important than ever. Check out this deep dive on what they do within Co-Optima to identify the value of performance advantaged biofuels to the refiners, what fuels will work in […]
In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks and Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. have agreed to a business combination that will result in Ginkgo becoming a publicly-listed company. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. The $15B valuation and $2.5B to Ginkgo in proceeds The transaction implies a pre-money equity valuation for Ginkgo of […]
With all the talk lately of gas prices and shortages due to the Texas freeze earlier this year, it’s good to see lots of research and innovation coming with better bioblendstocks for our vehicles. Check out this illuminating slide guide from the 2021 BETO Project Peer Review on identification of performance-advantaged biofuels to increase the […]
The World Biogas Association just released this report mapping out how the global biogas industry can enable countries to deliver a 10% reduction in global GHG emissions by 2030. The benefits of anaerobic digestion, the biogas pathways, the policy mechanisms, and more.
In New York, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Benson Hill, the Midwest-based agtech company focused on Cloud Biology, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak Corp. II in a $2B transaction and emerge as a public company. Benson Hill will receive as much as $625 million in cash from the […]
In Florida, the online sessions of ABLC have drawn to a close. This week, delegates around the world will be joining in the ABLC Lounges for person to person networking. The final day of on-stage presentations was the best — including Aspirations for a Fragile Plant, the Due Diligence Wolfpack, and the Advanced Biofuels Summit. […]
Just a few weeks ago, Amyris shared this illuminating slide guide at their investor virtual min-series. Now here’s your chance to see what they had to say about their ingredients platform, yeast strains, scaling up, and how synthetic biology is capable of remaking most of the world’s chemistry.
