Category: Top Stories

Ceres raises $20M in Follow-On Offering of Common Stock

Ceres raises $20M in Follow-On Offering of Common Stock

March 5, 2014 |

In California, Ceres announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share. Ceres also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Ceres expects to receive approximately $20 […]

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The race to capture, use and monetize waste CO2

The race to capture, use and monetize waste CO2

March 5, 2014 |

Reduce carbon? Rid the world of excess CO2? Not so fast, buster.  A new generation of technologies has come along that capture, re-purpose and monetize CO2 emissions.  Will they realize their promise? As Liquid Light steps out of stealth and into the light, the state of the art is looking pretty good. If you have watched the […]

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Solazyme and the Year of Living Dangerously

Solazyme and the Year of Living Dangerously

March 3, 2014 |

So, Solazyme steps up to slay the scale-up dragon. Will the company stay on its scale-up schedule, at the final step where Amyris, Gevo and KiOR ran into crushing delays? In California, Solazyme announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. The Results Q4 Revenue (vs Q4 2012): $11.3M (+34%) […]

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EPA releases Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuels Standards

EPA releases Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuels Standards

March 3, 2014 |

In Washington, EPA released the following statement: EPA is finalizing the Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuels Standards today.  This rule is designed to reduce air pollution from passenger cars and trucks.  Starting in 2017, Tier 3 sets new vehicle emissions standards and lowers the sulfur content of gasoline, considering the vehicle and its […]

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Protected: Download page for “Wipe Me Daddy, I’m Dirty”: a new interactive media experience from Biofuels Digest

Protected: Download page for “Wipe Me Daddy, I’m Dirty”: a new interactive media experience from Biofuels Digest

March 2, 2014 |

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A new interactive media experience, free from Biofuels Digest

A new interactive media experience, free from Biofuels Digest

March 2, 2014 |

I’ve been meaning for some time to organize a comprehensive look at the turbulent journey towards cleaner fuels and the clean economy – something dramatically more dynamic, visual, and comprehensive than we’ve ever done. Today, Wipe Me Daddy, I’m Dirty: the Turbulent Journey Towards Cleaner Fuels debuts at biofuelsdigest.com. What’s it about? It’s about you […]

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A Biofuels Inflection Point

A Biofuels Inflection Point

March 2, 2014 |

Huge stock rallies in first-gen and next-gen biofuels last week — and tension over Ukraine with the potential for oil price spikes. Is this a turning point in the war over energy diversification? Trouble in the Ukraine. Bountiful harvests in the US midwest. Trouble in the Middle East. Soaring biofuels equities. Technology and financing de-risking […]

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Amyris: Out of the doghouse, but can the stock rally continue?

Amyris: Out of the doghouse, but can the stock rally continue?

February 27, 2014 |

Amyris’ recovery from the doghouse of 2012 is nearly complete, but analysts are cautioning that the huge run-up in the share price may reflect some irrational exuberance. We investigate what’s up with the Barons of Biofene. If you are a devotee of the Biofuels Digest Index, you’ll note that yesterday it reached a 28-month high […]

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Top 10 visuals for Cool Planet, as it breaks ground on commercial-scale advanced biofuels plant

Top 10 visuals for Cool Planet, as it breaks ground on commercial-scale advanced biofuels plant

February 27, 2014 |

Louisiana facility to produce green fuels and biochar from sustainable wood residues. Here — the project, and the products, in pictures. In Louisiana, Cool Planet Energy Systems broke ground on the company’s first commercial facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, dubbed Project Genesis. Permits have been received to begin earthwork and grading, with construction to immediately follow. […]

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The 10 Hottest Trends in Algae

The 10 Hottest Trends in Algae

February 25, 2014 |

Algae has been touted as the ultimate platform for fuels, chemicals, nutraceuticals, proteins — even cancer therapies.  There’s been a rate of progress that would impress any devotee of Moore’s Law — and a series of wacky claims that would impress any devotee of P.T. Barnun.   So, what are the real trends? We’ve traveled several […]

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