By James L. Stewart, special to The Digest At this month’s COP21 Conference in Paris, California’s two most recent Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown, heralded the legislative and regulatory initiatives of the past decade that have placed California in the forefront of environmental and climate change policy. These programs most certainly provided inspiration for […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.72 percent to 51.92 as a Santa Claus rally continued. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 5.95 percent to $4.81, while BioAmber (BIOA) gained 5.42 percent to $6.81. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) dumped 4.62 percent to $1.65. Overall, advances led […]
In Washington, an analysis of 2016 model year warranty statements and owner’s manuals conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association shows that auto manufacturers explicitly approve E15 (15 percent ethanol 85 percent gasoline) use in more than 70 percent of new vehicles. This is up from 2015, when just over 60 percent of MY 2015 automobiles were clearly […]
By Sam Nejame, Special to the Digest Early last month I travelled to San Francisco for a conference. Over the weekend I and some old college friends cycled through Marin. In rain and fog we spun up long steady climbs then bombed hairy twisting descents through the famed redwoods. When my borrowed bicycle needed a […]
Food vs Fuel, biofuels causing corn planting to skyrocket, low oil prices killing off renewable fuels, the subsidy myth, the emissions myth, the “people won’t buy the fuels” myth, and the RINsanity myth. Ahem, here’s the hard data. It’s Christmas Week, and somewhere around the world this Thursday night some skeptical 9-year old is going to […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 1.08 percent to 51.55 as the sector enjoyed a Santa Claus rally. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 5.49 percent to $1.73, while Global Bioenergies (ALGEB.PA) shed 3.69 percent to $26.10. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) soared 29.23 percent to $0.84. Overall, […]
Here are the photo votes received for Novozymes in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
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The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 1.21 percent to 51.00 as advanced bio gained. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) soared 14.19 percent to $0.73, while Solazyme (SZYM) topped that with a 15.10 percent gain to $2.82. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) shed 15.58 percent to $0.65. Overall, advances […]
$1 biodiesel tax credit extended through 2016, and much more. In Washington, lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate passed legislation for retroactive reinstatement of the $1 per gallon biodiesel mixture excise tax credit from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Despite efforts of the US biodiesel industry to reform it to more directly […]
