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Green Biologics, Amyris, Sweetwater Energy, Stora Enso, LanzaTech, REG create winning Photo Votes for December 21, 2015 – The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy

Green Biologics, Amyris, Sweetwater Energy, Stora Enso, LanzaTech, REG create winning Photo Votes for December 21, 2015 – The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy

December 20, 2015 |

Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. LanzaTech (2 winners), Amyris (2 winners), REG (2 winners), Sweetwater Energy, Green Biologics and StoraEnso took home the winning bonus votes this week. Voting continues through January 15th, 2016 at 5pm ET. “There’s nothing like a photo […]

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On the Move in the Bioeconomy: Amyris 

On the Move in the Bioeconomy: Amyris 

December 20, 2015 |

In California, Amyris appointed Margaret H. Georgiadis, President, Americas at Google, Inc., as a member of Amyris’s Board of Directors. Prior to her current role, Georgiadis held senior level positions at Groupon, Discover Financial Services, and McKinsey and Company. Georgiadis has extensive experience and capabilities in technology, marketing, consumer sales, and business strategy and development. She holds […]

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Blue Sphere Completes Acquisition of Multiple Biogas Facilities in Italy

Blue Sphere Completes Acquisition of Multiple Biogas Facilities in Italy

December 20, 2015 |

In North Carolina, Blue Sphere announced the acquisition of four operating biogas facilities in Italy, a major milestone in the Company’s history. Blue Sphere has acquired 100% of the stock of Agricerere, S.R.L., Agrielektra, S.r.L., Agrisorse, S.r.L. and Gefa, S.r.L. Individually, each fully operational facility generates one megawatt of electricity per hour which is sold […]

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Reduce Fiber Costs with WSM’s Biomass Super Shredder

Reduce Fiber Costs with WSM’s Biomass Super Shredder

December 20, 2015 |

In Oregon, WSM has released its Biomass Super Shredder, whcih allows processing of a wide range of incoming green feedstock (pulp chips, micro-chips, in-woods chips, sawdust, shavings, and hogged wood) for improved drying and sizing for pellet manufacturing. The WSM Biomass Super Shredder is specifically designed to deliver high capacity and high speed milling of […]

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America’s Renewable Future labels Senator Cruz of Texas “a career politician, doing the oil industry’s dirty work.”

America’s Renewable Future labels Senator Cruz of Texas “a career politician, doing the oil industry’s dirty work.”

December 20, 2015 |

In Iowa, America’s Renewable Future kicked-off an anti-Cruz effort with statewide radio, digital ads, and direct mail two weeks ago, the organization is building on this initial effort by releasing a new radio and online ads today. “We want Iowans to know that, unlike what Ted Cruz would like to have them believe, he is […]

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Ecoslops plans to establish new recycling plant in Romania 

Ecoslops plans to establish new recycling plant in Romania 

December 20, 2015 |

In Romania, Ecoslops has signed a Letter of Intent with Grup Servicii Petroliere to conduct a feasibility study for the development of an oil residues processing plant in the Romanian Port of Constanta, on the Black Sea. The Port of Constanta, on the west coast of the Black Sea, is one of the main petroleum […]

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Utah State, Technology Holding win Spider Silk DoD Research Contract

Utah State, Technology Holding win Spider Silk DoD Research Contract

December 20, 2015 |

In Utah, Utah State University has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract with Salt Lake City based Technology Holding LLC from the U.S. Army to continue research and development of Spider Silk manufacturing. The total contract award is $1 million and is managed through the Army Research Office.  Among the goals […]

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US ethanol production rises to 15.16 billion gallon annual rate

US ethanol production rises to 15.16 billion gallon annual rate

December 20, 2015 |

In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1 million barrels per day —or 42.00 million gallons daily. That is up 7,000 b/d from the week before and the second time that production has broken the 1 million barrel mark. The four-week average for ethanol production […]

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Price Challenges Are Blocking Adoption of Sensors in Agriculture

Price Challenges Are Blocking Adoption of Sensors in Agriculture

December 20, 2015 |

In Massachusetts, Lux Research is reporting that innovative pricing and service models will be key to the success of sensor applications in agriculture. “With farmers facing price variability and other uncertainties,” said Lux, “ few are able or willing to risk significant capital on sensing technologies, which can help make more efficient use of soil, […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.87 percent to 50.39 as chemicals retreat

Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.87 percent to 50.39 as chemicals retreat

December 20, 2015 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, fell 0.87 percent to 50.39 as chemicals retreated. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) settled back 13.89 percent to percent to $1.74, while Aemetis (AMTX) shed 3.98 percent to $2.17.  Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) lost 4.97 percent to $3.44. Overall, declines led advances […]

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