Category: Top Stories

Unilever & Genomatica’s palm oil alternatives, biobased World Cup soccer balls, mistletoe as natural glue, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 23rd

June 22, 2022 | admin

Controversial palm oil is used in so many things today, but Unilever and Genomatica are looking at commercializing alternatives for palm oil and fossil fuel ingredients in cleaning and personal care products. Even the 2022 FIFA World Cup is looking at more sustainable items and will use soccer balls produced in Pakistan using partially biobased […]

Phytonix: Converting CO2 Emissions into Sustainable Solar Chemicals & Fuels

June 21, 2022 | Jim Lane

Winner of the 5th China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition By LeeAnne Yu of SCI Innovation Special to The Digest Bruce Dannenberg founded his company Phytonix in 2009 after having worked in the renewable energy industry for many years. Familiar with a variety of bio-based technologies, he saw a lot of energy production efforts […]

Finland’s Bioeconomy Strategy: The Fab Finns set their course

June 20, 2022 | Jim Lane

Finland’s new bioeconomy strategy is out — and you can read the 55 pager here. When a country sets a strategy and puts the bioeconomy at a central place in the national plans, that’s a laudable thing, so let’s be fulsome in our praise. Having made our praises, it is pretty straightforward to understand what […]

Cielo’s Management Changes, Aldersyde Waste-to-fuel Production Updates

June 19, 2022 | admin

From Canada comes news of several changes for Cielo Waste Solutions who you may know as the waste-to-fuel tech company. CEO and COO Gregg Gegunde resigned as did Chris Sabat as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Anna Cheong, who was acting as interim Chief Financial Officer, returned to her position as Controller and an […]

The Competitive Edge: ECOCORP’s Biogas Tech

June 16, 2022 | Jim Lane

Biogas is booming and ECOCORP is on it with its core biogas tech helping the industry grow. As a commercial stage company, they design, permit, construct, commission and operate biogas plants but what is perhaps most interesting is the dry, thermophilic two-step (hydrolysis and fermentation) anaerobic co-digestion with high organic loading and reduced retention time. […]

Sustainable spirits, flower power footwear, cultivated meat developments, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 16th

June 15, 2022 | admin

3D printed bioslides from adidas are set to launch soon as are a Grateful Dead themed collection of biosneakers and sandals. Absolut is trialing biobased bottle caps for more sustainable spirits and French Cognac brand Maison A de Fussigny has debuted a plant-based flax fiber bottle for its organic cognac. Cheers to that! In today’s […]

Beyond ethanol: How 3 international companies are finding success in Iowa

June 14, 2022 | Jim Lane

By Mark Laurenzo, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Iowa has a well-documented history in the ethanol business. We’re the United States’ leader in renewable fuel production with 41 ethanol refineries (capable of producing more than 4.5 billion gallons per year) and 11 biodiesel facilities (with annual production capacities of 410 million gallons). […]

On the Move – LanzaTech, RFA, DMC, ADM, CFI, and more

June 13, 2022 | admin

Remember former Bolt Threads VP of Research Josh Kittelson, PhD? He’s now at New Culture, a company focused on animal-free dairy. And Topsoe has a big change at the senior leadership level too. A new Chief Product Officer at Tidal Vision is a result of their acquisition of ViaeX Technologies – a company that turns […]

Chevron, Cummins team on RNG engine demonstration with Walmart

June 12, 2022 | admin

Big names with big news today – Chevron U.S.A., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, announced definitive agreements to supply fuel linked to renewable natural gas for a Walmart demonstration of Cummins’ new 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks. In today’s Digest, what the agreements entail, how Walmart’s heavy-duty trucks will be using RNG, […]

Fishy BioInnovations – Navy weaponizing hagfish slime, mussel-based glass, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 10th

June 9, 2022 | admin

The U.S. Navy is up to something fishy – hagfish that is. Researchers are evaluating the use of hagfish slime – a unique goo that can swell to 10,000 times its original size – to clog the propellors of enemy ships. And in London, a materials innovation partnership developed a technique to turn the shells […]

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