The term advanced biofuels more or less originated as a catch all in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, for the fuels that were not biodiesel, corn ethanol or cellulosic ethanol. At the time, it primarily referred to Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. Soon the term changed. corn ethanol had become big business, highly successful and […]
The Yukon Striker is the world’s longest dive-style rollercoaster, with a drop of more than 240 feet, four inversions, hurtles at 80+ miles per hour, and when you take the first drop, you plunge into an underwater tunnel, after pulling a terrifying 5Gs on the way down. But it is only the world’s second-scariest rollercoaster, because […]
A very interesting technology has come to our attention, worth a serious look, it’s a new attack on an old idea, which is the production of affordable energy using s combination of 70 percent water and 30 percent ethanol, in this case using the Aquastroke engine as developed by Maymaan. So, what is it? More […]
For today’s storyline, I do suggest you play the Youngbloods 1960s hit Get Together on your device of choice. Whenever I read of a potential game-changing JV in the bioeconomy, I think how hard JVs are, and my mind drifts hopefully to the Youngbloods singing the chorus, “Come on, people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get […]
It’s been so many years since Amyris last knocked LanzaTech off its accustomed perch atop the 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy rankings. I’ve begun to think that LanzaTech ought to follow in the wake of its technology partner Twelve and simply rename themselves Number One, like a character out of a James Bond novel. […]
On September 12, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to Advance Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation to support solutions in health, climate change, energy, food security, agriculture, supply chain resilience, and national and economic security. This declaration could not come too soon as rapid population growth and climatic instability in particular pose major existential […]
By Steve Weiss, co-founder of Grey Heron; member, the Due Diligence Wolfpack Special to The Digest In the bioeconomy, you need to compete for attention – of investors, customers, analysts, press, and new hires. It’s not enough to be green, or to trumpet the latest tech: you need to show how and why you can […]
Out of thousands of eligible organizations, who will make the Hot 50– who will get your vote? In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2023. Nominate companies here. Voting Rules Voting will be open to all registered subscribers of The Digest and […]
Bloomberg has reported on a pullback by ExxonMobil from its long-running investments in algae biofuels. You can read Ben Elgin and Kevin Crowley’s crisp reporting here. For those looking for a compact summary of ExxonMobil and biofuels, here’s my theory. They were against biofuels because they were too low-yield and expensive, until they found algae, […]
By Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, and Zak Putlak, Ocean Park Special to The Digest The market for buying and selling biofuels plants followed a historic 2021 with a transformational year in 2022, driven by one pivotal biomass-based diesel (BBD) transaction. Overall, seven mergers and acquisitions transactions took place, with 889 million gallons per year (MGPY) […]
