Category: Top Stories

Joule, Red Rock Biofuels to merge, forming industry-leading carbon-neutral fuel production platform

Joule, Red Rock Biofuels to merge, forming industry-leading carbon-neutral fuel production platform

November 12, 2015 |

In Massachusetts, Joule and Red Rock Biofuels said that they plan to merge. The transaction is expected to close during the coming 30 days. Terms were not disclosed. In association with this merger, after a year of important service at a critical transition phase for the company, Joule also announced that CEO Serge Tchuruk, will […]

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The Digest’s documentary series on industrial transformation, The New Places, debuts with a focus on DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol

The Digest’s documentary series on industrial transformation, The New Places, debuts with a focus on DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol

November 11, 2015 |

In Florida, the Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol project in Nevada, Iowa is the debut subject of The Digest’s online short-subject documentary series, The New Places, which is available for streaming as of today, here. “So here we are on a blustery day in late October with the corn off the field, and as you can see the […]

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Consolidation! Dyadic sells industrial technology biz to DuPont for $75M

Consolidation! Dyadic sells industrial technology biz to DuPont for $75M

November 11, 2015 |

As Dyadic cashes out of industrial biotech and retains a C1 license for pharma, DSM and Syngenta also announce a partnership. Companies are girding their loins for the long haul. The Digest takes a look, In Florida, DuPont Industrial Biosciences will acquire substantially all of the enzyme and technology assets Dyadic’s Industrial Technology business for $75 […]

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Will boaters make Gevo rock?

Will boaters make Gevo rock?

November 10, 2015 |

Despite a signature partnership with Praj, Gevo’s short-term future looks strongest at the marina, where blockbuster economics apply. So Praj and Gevo, which began dating some time ago as prospective partners and started going steady a few months ago in signing an MOU — have decided to move in together, via a license agreement and […]

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Bolt On, Tune Up, Drop In: The Sweet 16 Bolt-on bioeconomy technologies

Bolt On, Tune Up, Drop In: The Sweet 16 Bolt-on bioeconomy technologies

November 9, 2015 |

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General Relativity, and the remaking of Sweetwater Energy

General Relativity, and the remaking of Sweetwater Energy

November 8, 2015 |

Minnesota Awards $26 Million to Fund Sweetwater’s Biochemical Facility In Minnesota, Sweetwater Energy has received commitment for $26 million in long-term loans from the state of Minnesota to construct a biochemical production facility near Mountain Iron in northeastern Minnesota. The $53M facility will use local timber to produce high-value industrial alcohol and activated carbon. The […]

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Carson, Clinton take Iowa in the Digest’s Mirror presidential election

Carson, Clinton take Iowa in the Digest’s Mirror presidential election

November 8, 2015 |

In the Digest’s Mirror US Presidential Election, focused on bioeconomy voters in the weeks leading up to the actual Iowa Caucuses, Ben Carson won the Iowa Republican caucuses and Hillary Clinton took the Iowa Democratic caucuses. In our winner-take all system, we have awarded 30 delgates to Ben Carson and 46 to Hillary Clinton. Complete […]

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True or False? The 16 top news items, rumors, myths, trends — heard on the Floor at ABLC Next 2015

True or False? The 16 top news items, rumors, myths, trends — heard on the Floor at ABLC Next 2015

November 5, 2015 |

Rumors, rumors, rumors. So, what was up at ABLC NEXT this year? From our conning tower, here are some of the top news items, trends and rumours explained.

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Get Strong, stay strong in renewables: The Green Plains way

Get Strong, stay strong in renewables: The Green Plains way

November 5, 2015 |

As the renewables industry searches for effective business models, a strong one emerges in its midst. The Digest looks at Green Plains and its businesses. A recurring theme among the 300+ delegates at ABLC Next this week in San Francisco is the recognition that successful companies change the world — not science projects, or failed […]

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15-Slide Guide to ABLC Next 2015, Day 1

15-Slide Guide to ABLC Next 2015, Day 1

November 3, 2015 |

Here are some recent issues highlighted by day one speakers at ABLC Next 2015, which opens in San Francisco today. Mike McAdams, ABFA

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