As a flurry of coverage on Toyota’s hydrogen cars and Ford’s solar hybrid floods the airwaves, here in Digestville we look at the hard data. And we find that, sometimes, there is less than meets the eye. This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North American International Auto […]
Why do some biofuels microorganisms fall by the way side? In the case of TMO Renewables, says Hamrick Engineering chief Ed Hamrick, it is not about running out of money. It’s about running out of reasons to be. Last week we reported that, despite a number of high-profile joint ventures and licensing deals, TMO Renewables […]
Woods, Gradin, Janzen to address Winning Strategies for Reaching Scale and other topics at ABLC 2014. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced that Algenol CEO Paul Woods,GranBio CEO Bernardo Gradin and Cool Planet CEO Howard Janzen will present addresses on ABLC 2014’s opening morning — under the general theme of Hot Companies and Winning Strategies. Algenol, […]
Grain sorghum’s fast-moving champion raises a wad of cash to accelerate its growth. Reflecting on what lies ahead in 2014 for Chromatin, CEO Daphne Preuss takes time with The Digest. In Illinois, Chromatin, Inc., an agriculture technology company, announced the first closing of its Series E financing round, expected to total $36 million. Wood Creek […]
Holmgren, Warner, Gruber, Chornet to address “Hot Companies: The Global Growth Perspective” on opening morning of ABLC 2014. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced that LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren, Sapphire Energy CEO Cynthia “CJ ” Warner, Gevo CEO Pat Grubner and Enerkem CEO Vincent Chornet will present addresses on ABLC 2014’s opening morning — under the […]
Executive Director Mary Rosenthal opts to not make the move; ABO commences search for new leader as “proactive role in participating and shaping a policy agenda” becomes key to trade group’s future. In Minnesota, the Algae Biomass Organization announced that ABO headquarters will be moving to Washington, DC in the New Year. The goal, noted […]
So many great technologies, not enough chairs. Or cash, rather. And so the music stops, and cellulosic biofuels pioneer TMO Renewables finds itself entering administrative receivership in the UK. What happened, what’s next. One-off or trend? The story of TMO Renewables is like many in the cellulosic ethanol game. A highly regarded microorganism, a dedicated […]
Remember the summer of 2013? The barbecues, the days at the beach, summer loves, school vacation. Er…and RINsanity, rising gas prices, and everyone in the oil lobby yelling “broken, broken, broken” while attempting blunt force trauma on the Renewable Fuel Standard. But was there actually any causal relationship between those rising RIN prices and gas […]
As 2014 gets underway, here at the Digest we resist the first-of-year temptation to look back over the challenges and highlights of the year gone by. Once again roll the dice, as we list the Digest’s 10 Top Biofuels Predictions for 2014. 1. RFS2 The coalition surrounding RFS2 has done an incredible job of protection […]
The Three Secreteers are ‘all for one, and one for all!” in combined push to secure funding for Navy’s Great Green Fleet program — as they drive the US towards $4 per gallon drop-in biofuels. In Washington, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Energy delivered four co-signed letters to the heads […]
