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Advanced Bioeconomy Conference: Some Scale-Up Successes, but Still a Shadow of Conventional Biofuels 

Advanced Bioeconomy Conference: Some Scale-Up Successes, but Still a Shadow of Conventional Biofuels 

March 9, 2017 |

These are excerpts from a complete review of ABLC by Raymond James Senior VP Pavel Molchanov, which you can read here. While the tone (on the whole) is no longer worsening, it is far from being as optimistic as it had been in the early years of this decade. This has little to do with the […]

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Express Yourself: The coming revolution in crop yields via epigenetics

Express Yourself: The coming revolution in crop yields via epigenetics

March 8, 2017 |

In Florida, spring is arriving, and with it our next-door neighbors have finally convinced their youngest son not to emit a blood-curdling rebel yell whenever frustrated; the decibel level in our building has dropped considerably, and therein lies a tale of changing behaviour without changing genetics, and in the world of plants this is becoming […]

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POET suing ex-employee and Nelson Engineering for selling proprietary tech

POET suing ex-employee and Nelson Engineering for selling proprietary tech

March 7, 2017 |

In South Dakota, a former POET employee and Nelson Engineering have been sued in federal court by POET who claims the ex-employee broke a confidentiality agreement when he passed on the company’s proprietary fermentation technology with Nelson. What’s more, POET says that Nelson has been on-selling the technology received illegally to others in the industry. […]

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Nanocellulose for tires: something new in performance and sustainability

Nanocellulose for tires: something new in performance and sustainability

March 7, 2017 |

In Georgia, American Process and Birla Carbon have signed a Joint Development Agreement to further explore the technical and business potential of combining carbon black and nanocellulose to improve the performance and sustainability profile of tires. The Carbon black backstory Carbon black is a solid paracrystilline carbon leftover (generally from oil refining) which has , […]

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Protected: ABLC 2017 – The Complete Presentations

Protected: ABLC 2017 – The Complete Presentations

March 7, 2017 |

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Amyris and the Great Rate Debate

Amyris and the Great Rate Debate

March 6, 2017 |

The full-year and Q4 2016 results are in for Amyris, and there’s reason for the Hot 50 selectors, who lifted Amyris to #2 in the world this year, to cheer loudly. Revenues doubled during 2016. The production cost plunged to as low as $1.75 per liter for farnesene. There are 14 major collaborations underway which […]

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11 companies advance in Maine’s Born Global Challenge

11 companies advance in Maine’s Born Global Challenge

March 5, 2017 |

At ABLC 2017, Maine’s Born Global Challenge named Core Biofuels, DMC, CRI, D4 Energy Group, Concord Blue, Ark Power Dynamics, NuFuels, Visolis, Phytonix, Renmatix and Sweetwater Energy as the first set of prequalified companies — a second round of companies will be announced after the Statements of Concept and Cooperation have been executed.    

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Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2017 – Day 2

Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2017 – Day 2

March 5, 2017 |

By Helena Tavares Kennedy Special to The Digest In Washington, ABLC 2017 continued the fascinating conversations, positive projections, and big announcements at the Mayflower Hotel on Day 2. Speakers built on yesterday’s talk of disruptive technologies and domestic policy uncertainty while adding talk of marathons and partnerships. First, ABLC guests heard Governor Paul LePage from […]

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Iogen CEO Foody lands Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement

Iogen CEO Foody lands Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement

March 5, 2017 |

In Washington, the Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in Bioenergy was presented to Brian Foody at the 2017 Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference. The award was presented to Mr. Foody by Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest. Commenting on the award, Lane said, “Brian Foody has not only led Iogen, he has led the entire […]

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REG crosses 2B gallon biomass-based diesel production mark, completes Petrotec acquisition

REG crosses 2B gallon biomass-based diesel production mark, completes Petrotec acquisition

March 3, 2017 |

In Washington, REG announced on the sidelines at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference that the company has sold more than two billion gallons cumulatively of biomass-based diesel, less than  than 3 years after marking its first billion gallons of cumulative biomass-based diesel sales. REG CEO Dan Oh, whose company vaulted this week to #3 in the world in […]

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