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Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 3.62 percent to 48.99 as advanced bio equities soar

Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 3.62 percent to 48.99 as advanced bio equities soar

January 24, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 3.62 percent to 48.99 as advanced bio equities soared. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 12.72 percent to $1.95, while Aemetis (AMTX) upticked 11.21 percent to $2.38. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) soared 19.29 percent to $0.48. Overall, advances led declines by […]

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Tesoro makes its move on renewable biocrude

Tesoro makes its move on renewable biocrude

January 21, 2016 |

Major refiner advancing on biofuels with Fulcrum BioEnergy, Virent, Ensyn. In Texas, Tesoro has unveiled its plan to foster the development of biocrude made from renewable biomass, which can be co-processed in its existing refineries, along with traditional crude oil. And the company has identified three new partners in the process: Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.: Fulcrum […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index rebounds 0.87 percent to 47.28 as advanced bio rallies anew

Digest Bioeconomy Index rebounds 0.87 percent to 47.28 as advanced bio rallies anew

January 21, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 0.87 percent to 47.28 as advanced bio equities rallied anew. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 6.13 percent to $1.73, while Global Bioenergies (ALGBE.PA) lost 11.65 percent to $24.19. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) jumped 10.17 percent to $0.38. Overall, advances led […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index rebounds 0.67 percent to 46.87 as advanced bio equities rally

Digest Bioeconomy Index rebounds 0.67 percent to 46.87 as advanced bio equities rally

January 20, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 0.67 percent to 46.87 as advanced bio equities rallied.  For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) soared 16.43 percent to $1.63, while Biox (BX.T) went airborne to the tune of 27.27 percent up, to $0.70. Among other equities, Deinove (DNOVF) plunged 43.14 percent to […]

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Launch of the Great Green Fleet

Launch of the Great Green Fleet

January 20, 2016 |

$2.05 per gallon for drop-in, non-food advanced biofuels blends. Who would have thought it possible a few years ago. Well, the Navy for one. Their remarkable vision results in Carrier Strike Group 3 operating in a world where “energy can no longer be used as a weapon against us.” After 7 years of wrangling, vision, exhaustion, […]

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DuPont Industrial Biosciences, ADM find “breakthrough process” for a “long-sought molecule”

DuPont Industrial Biosciences, ADM find “breakthrough process” for a “long-sought molecule”

January 19, 2016 |

In Delaware, DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland announced a new breakthrough process in producing FDME from fructose, with “the potential to expand the materials landscape in the 21st century with exciting and truly novel, high-performance renewable materials”, the companies said in a joint release. You’ll love it. You’ll need it. You’ll want it. […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index drops 2.57 percent to 46.56 as global equities tumble on more oil price concerns

Digest Bioeconomy Index drops 2.57 percent to 46.56 as global equities tumble on more oil price concerns

January 19, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dropped 2.57 percent to 46.56 as global equities tumbled on more oil price concerns.  For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 18.60 percent to $1.40, while Biox (BX.T) plunged 26.67 percent to $0.56. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dumped 10.28 percent to $0.35. Overall, declines […]

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Anellotech’s partner in pursuit of 100% renewable plastic bottles revealed…it’s Suntory

Anellotech’s partner in pursuit of 100% renewable plastic bottles revealed…it’s Suntory

January 18, 2016 |

As Anellotech’s 80-foot high development unit readies for installation, the giant Japanese beverage maker is revealed as its collaboration partner. Whether Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Orangina, Aquafina water, Gatorade, Schweppes is your beverage of choice, the 100% biobased plastic bottle may well be coming your way, after it was revealed that Suntory has been a stealthy, […]

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Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materials

Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materials

January 17, 2016 |

A new generation of advanced technologies, based primarily in the United States but active in Europe and around the world, is changing our way of thinking about what a factory has to look like, one that produces the materials of everyday life — clothing, foods, vehicles, buildings, roads and devices. The big chemical vat is […]

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Spiking renewables to 36% share adds $1.3T to global GDP: IRENA report

Spiking renewables to 36% share adds $1.3T to global GDP: IRENA report

January 17, 2016 |

In the Emirates, a new International Renewable Energy Agency report finds that achieving a 36 per cent share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product by up to 1.1 per cent, roughly USD 1.3 trillion. The report, “Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics,” provides the first […]

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