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Digest Bioeconomy Index edges up 0.29 percent to 55.24 despite an ethanol decline.

Digest Bioeconomy Index edges up 0.29 percent to 55.24 despite an ethanol decline.

April 25, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.29 percent to 55.24 despite an ethanol decline. For the day, Corbion (CRBN.AS) jumped 6.94 percent to $22.50, while Metabolix (MBLX) gained 3,42 percent to $1.51. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 3.00 percent to $0.26. Overall, declines led advances by […]

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The Methane Reformation: Intrexon, Calysta chart new pathways to economic heaven

The Methane Reformation: Intrexon, Calysta chart new pathways to economic heaven

April 24, 2016 |

The High Priests of the Advanced Bioeconomy look upon the advocates of methane roughly the same way that Pope Leo X looked upon Martin Luther. It’s heresy, they say. With the exception of the happy but limited tonnes of biogas coming from digesters and landfill, it’s not renewable, goeth the rap against methane. It’s a […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 0.38 percent to 55.08 as ethanol equities rebound

Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 0.38 percent to 55.08 as ethanol equities rebound

April 24, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.38 percent to 55.08 as ethanol equities rebounded. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) shed 3.64 percent to $1.06, while Abengoa (ABGB) dropped 4.29 percent to $1.34. Among other equities, Green Plains (GPRE) rallied 2.39 percent to $18.415.123 percent to $48.13. Overall, advances […]

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Indian cellulosic ethanol technology set for debut at demonstration scale in Uttarakhand 

Indian cellulosic ethanol technology set for debut at demonstration scale in Uttarakhand 

April 21, 2016 |

In India, the first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant will open this week at Indian Glycol Limited, Kashipur in Uttarakhand, with the Indian Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences on hand for the ceremonies. The technology was developed by the DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences — set up as a bioenergy dedicated Centre of […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 1.24 percent to 54.87 as ethanol equities advance

Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 1.24 percent to 54.87 as ethanol equities advance

April 21, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 1.24 percent to 54.87 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Biox (BX.T) rallied 12.96 percent to $0.61, while Aemetis (AMTX) surged 10.08 percent to $2.84. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB) gained 5.123 percent to $48.13. Overall, advances and declines were even […]

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Time for full carbon accounting

Time for full carbon accounting

April 21, 2016 |

By Zoltán Szabó, Special to The Digest The sustainability aspects of transport fuels are in the spotlight this year in Brussels as a number of key files make their way through the process, namely the Energy Union package, the new Renewable Energy Directive, a communication on transport decarbonisation, and the bioenergy sustainability policy. Correct carbon accounting, […]

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EU biofuels: A lost opportunity?

EU biofuels: A lost opportunity?

April 20, 2016 |

By Dick Roche, former Irish Minister for Environment and EU Affairs Special to The Digest When the EU Commission produced its 2012 proposal to cap at 5% the contribution crop-based biofuels can make under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the logic of the Commission’s position was widely questioned. Critics, including this writer, challenged the extraordinary […]

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Cellulosic Ethanol, are all processes equal?: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant

Cellulosic Ethanol, are all processes equal?: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant

April 20, 2016 |

Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic ethanol, is flexible to be used to convert different feedstocks on a regional basis, for example corn stover in North America, bagasse in South America or wheat straw in Europe and can be adapted to various plant concepts. The production […]

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What’s the Buzz? Heard on the floor at the BIO World Congress

What’s the Buzz? Heard on the floor at the BIO World Congress

April 20, 2016 |

Overall, the BIO mood differed by BIO sector. For foods and proteins, it feels like boom times as companies are raising substantial amounts of money and we see companies like Calysta moving ahead fast with its protein product, FeedKind — while TerraVia (the former Solazyme) has brought in a whole group of name-brand food investors […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 0.39 percent to 54.20 as advanced bio edges upwards

Digest Bioeconomy Index gains 0.39 percent to 54.20 as advanced bio edges upwards

April 20, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.39 percent to 54.20 as advanced bio edged upwards. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) rallied 4.67 percent to $3.36, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 4.45 percent to $2.58. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) shed 5.30 percent to $1.43. Overall, advances led declines by […]

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