On any list of 10 Colossal Failures of the Finance sector in this century, we’d put the failure of bankers and commercial-scale investors to get behind the advanced bioeconomy in a more timely fashion. “It seems as if we’re paying for the sins of others,” sighed CEO Martin Sabarsky. One CEO observed to us not […]
In Washington, data reported in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Price Outlook shows that the Consumer Price Index for grocery store items is 2.3 percent lower than the last year, all while biodiesel production is higher than ever. “Food is a universal part of most holiday celebrations, and this year prices have dropped even […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that global rapeseed consumption will clearly exceed production in the 2016/17 marketing year. This is likely to result in a decrease in ending stocks and changes in the flows of goods. According to USDA’s December forecast, global rapeseed production in the 2016/17 marketing year is going to decline by around 3.5 per […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1.036 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 43.51 million gallons daily. That is down 4,000 b/d from last week’s record high. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 1.028 million b/d for an annualized rate of 15.76 billion […]
In Iowa, Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s tenth Manufacturing USA Institute. The recently announced advanced manufacturing institute is dedicated to improving the productivity and efficiency of chemical manufacturing. Those improvements could include combining processes such as mixing, reacting and separating into single steps. […]
In Massachusetts, Lux Research reports in ““Show Me the Money: Where Is Venture Capital Placing Bets in Bio-based?” that venture capitalists have pumped in $5.8 billion into bio-based materials and chemicals startups since 2010, reflecting the drive for sustainability, performance, and alternatives to petroleum feedstocks. While from 2010 to 2015, the investment focus was on […]
In Washington, the Regional Feedstock Partnership Summary Report: Enabling the Billion-Ton Vision is now online. The report summarizes the work of the Regional Feedstock Partnership, a multi-institutional collaboration of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, representatives from land-grant universities, and industry. The Partnership has provided critical data to assist in […]
In Australia, from January 1, 2017 Queensland liable fuel retailors will be required by law to ensure that up to 3 per cent of their total regular unleaded and ethanol-blended petrol sales each quarter are bio-based fuels, such as ethanol. Biodiesel is a part of this mandate and requires 0.5 per cent of all diesel […]
In California, researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed four new technologies available for license: Streamlined Saccharification from Lignocellulosic Biomass, 2015-143 Translation Control Tool for Plans, 2013-166 Determining Ligninases Activities through Nanostructure Initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS), 2016-109 Lanthanide-Chelator Barcode for Combinatorial Screening Applications, 2016-121 Berkeley Lab […]
By Gerald Kutney Special to The Digest Breaking News: a Canadian venture has just moved up into the #1 spot of the “Top 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy,” according to the annual survey by Biofuels Digest – Advent Bioenergy (season2bjolly.ca), founded by the reclusive entrepreneur, S. Claus. Lee Enterprises Consulting is proud to […]
