By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest Two questions have dominated the responses received after my Lessons Learned series on commercializing industrial biotechnology (here) and the deep-dive into the industrial biotechnology commercialization process (here), the questions are what makes scale-up of industrial biotechnology so difficult and of course how can risk […]
INFORMA’s Scott Richman looked at the EPA’s RFS rulemaking, and the volumes, issues and opportunities for ethanol and biodiesel in 2016. The Digest was there. “In the old days, ethanol was a political commodity,” Informa Economics Senior VP Scott Richman told the crowd assembled at the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference in Vancouver this week, organized by the […]
By Vonnie Estes, Special to The Digest Around the world, manufacturers make everyday products, from food to containers to fabrics, using processes and ingredients developed decades to centuries ago. These manufacturing systems have enabled impressive economic growth and raised the global standard of living. But as the land, water, and fossil fuel resources those systems […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.52 percent to 55.34 as advanced bio retreated. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) rebounded 28.16 percent to $2.64, while Gevo (GEVO) dropped 7.53 percent to $1.35. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) fell back 6.71 percent to $2.77. Overall, advances led declines by […]
In Kansas, INVISTA and LanzaTech have developed a metabolic ‘toolkit’ that has been successfully applied to generate novel metabolic pathways to bio-derived butadiene and key precursors, such as 1,3 butanediol and 2,3 butanediol, resulting in new direct and 2-step processes for butadiene utilizing gas-fermentation technology. A metabolic toolkit integrates detailed knowledge about a bacterium’s genetic […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. This rule finalizes higher volumes of renewable fuel than the levels EPA proposed in June, boosting renewable production and […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 3.61 percent to 55.63 as ethanol equities zoomed following EPA’s announcement of US mandates for 2014-2016. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) rebounded 19.08 percent to $2.06, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) soared 21.12 percent to $4.99. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) rocketed up […]
In France, President Obama and French President Hollande, along with a wide range of other top global leaders, are announcing today the launch of “Mission Innovation,” a 20-country initiative to dramatically accelerate public and private global clean energy innovation to address global climate change, provide affordable clean energy to consumers, including in the developing world, […]
In France, 28 business leaders and organizations launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, with Coalition chairman Bill Gates stating that “The existing system of basic research, clean energy investment, regulatory frameworks, and subsidies fails to sufficiently mobilize investment in truly transformative energy solutions for the future. We can’t wait for the system to change through normal cycles.” More […]
In Washington, as part of a series of linked announcements for the launch of the Paris Climate Summit this week, the Obama Administration launched the Clean Energy Investment Center to advance private, mission-oriented investment in clean energy technologies that address the present gap in U.S. clean tech investment. It will also enhance the availability of the Department’s […]
