Since 2006, there has been an incredible rise of investment in the agtech sector and more recently in the foodtech sector. This 4th annual edition of the Finistere PitchBook AgriFood Tech Investment Review takes a look at how 2019’s investment metrics tie into a deeper trend of transformation and disruption being driven through agriculture and food. […]
ZwitterCo’s patented membrane chemistry and filtration is opening opportunities in applications that have never before been economical, including wastewater treatment in difficult, high fouling waste streams; in-process membrane separation of fine insolubles, proteins, and fats/oils; and partial or total replacement of primary WWTP for discharge to municipal WWTP. Find out how in this illuminating presentation.
There are several federal R&D programs out there supporting biofuels, biopower, biochemcials and biobased products. If you don’t know what they are, check out this slide guide from Bill Hagy at Lee Enterprises Consulting and who has 45 years of experience at USDA and as a consultant, where he shares details about the Biomass Research […]
Xcel Energy is aiming for an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, but how do they plan to achieve this? Check out this slide-guide from Frank Novachek, Manager of Planning and Technology Assessment at Xcel Energy to see how they see a plan to increase renewables, how to attack the challenge to incremental renewables, […]
Check out this latest annual report section from Haldor Topsoe on their Accomplishments and Results from 2019, including a five-year financial summary to see their growth over the years. Find out how their catalysts, which help refiners produce diesel with ultra-low sulfur content, have done in terms of revenue and orders, what their outlook for […]
Commodity Plus Carbon, or CPC can maximize monetization opportunities from the sequestration potential in the agricultural sector. CPC offers synergies between regulated ETS traded carbon credits, voluntary and futures commodity markets and offers a new trading vehicle with the potential to incentivize good agricultural practices and reduced carbon footprints in the global food supply chain. […]
A stock worth watching is Amyris on heels of their Q4 2019 earnings call. The financial highlights, the latest numbers on their Biossance soon to be billion dollar brand, recent production results like the 10 Q4 products that totaled a product volume of 1,578 tons which is a new quarterly record and a total 2019 product […]
Methanol is versatile – it can be used as turbine fuel, cooking fuel, and as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells. But G.K.Surya Prakash from University of Southern California shares in this illuminating presentation other ways methanol is handy dandy, like as a liquid hydrogen carrier, how it can be used in internal combustion engines, […]
Using a process that mimics how plants could have developed in nature, Calyxt’s proprietary gene editing technologies are bringing a variety of plant-based solutions. They were the first to commercialize a gene-edited food product and recently launched their high oleic soybean products and expect their gross margins to be greater than 80%. With over 70 patent […]
Check out this latest snapshot of hydrogen and fuel cells applications in the U.S. as presented by the U.S. Department of Energy. Detailed slides on existing hydrogen production facilities which total about 10 million metric tons produced annually in the U.S. with more than 1,600 miles of H2 pipeline and 4 new liquefaction plants announced, examples […]
