There’s a new way to invest in decarbonizing transportation. This week, the Seattle-based angel investor community known as E8 launched Decarbon8-US, that could break down several barriers holding back the scale-up of cleantech, especially barriers faced by bioeconomy startups just emerging into revenues and facing the valley of death. Decarbon8-US accepts philanthropic donations that will […]
If you missed the DigestConnect webinar last week, check out the slide guides from Bill Hagy’s presentation on what federal programs and resources are available for biofuels, biopower, biochemicals and biobased products throughout all stage levels from research and development to commercial. These include Small Business Administration programs, USDA and DOE programs, and more.
Last week, The Digest reported on the European Bioeconomy Alliance’s position on the EU Green Deal but here is a visual slide guide on what the EUBA’s key policy messages are for the forthcoming Green Deal, the current state of play on the implementation of the EU bioeconomy strategy, key features of the updated strategy, what a […]
Regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic, Neste’s just released Q1 financials show a solid start to the year and good results despite margin pressure. But how? Adaptation. Flexibility. Innovation. Efficiency. Neste’s renewable products segment led the way with a record-high production volume. Sure, there was high volatility in feedstock prices, especially with vegetable oil and animal fat […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? We formed HelioBioSys to reduce the carbon footprint of fuels and other biomaterials. We initially targeted ethanol production via a […]
Gevo’s business strategy is to secure off take agreements for jet fuel and isooctane striking a price that gives attractive returns for project financing for large scale build out of capacity. But how? How will they build out IBA, jet and isooctane with project financing? How will they license their technology to establish large production facilities […]
In California, Pivot Bio announced the close of its $100 million Series C funding round. With this new funding, Pivot Bio will accelerate its plans to scale its first-to-market microbial nitrogen technology that increases crop yields and farmer revenue. The technology will also aid in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and global energy use […]
By The European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) Special to The Digest The ambitious European Commission strategy to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 has recently been set in motion as the European Green Deal. The European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), representing twelve organisations in various sectors active in the […]
From bioinformatics, fermentation, genetic engineering and more, Deinove is looking at active molecules in a variety of ways from conception to production. Check out this insightful Slide Guide on how their lead generation platform is creating unique molecules from rare and extremophilic microorganisms, their development of next-generation anti-infectives to fight antimicrobial resistance, the formation of innovative […]
By Michael Bakas, EVP Distributed Energy Systems, Ameresco Special to The Digest In the final weeks of 2019, the American Gas Foundation updated its nearly decade-old report assessing the market and technical potential for renewable natural gas (RNG) supply and emissions reductions. One of the biggest takeaways was this: RNG could reduce emissions from natural […]
