Arch-critic of the cost of military biofuels — Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe — comes under scrutiny over earmarks for natural gas-based military fuels that cost 29 times more than conventional fuels. In Washington, the battle over advanced military biofuels took a turn for the bizarre this week, amidst revelations that a leading Senate sponsor of […]
In a world filled with companies of promise and companies of promises, the Diamond Dozen are expected to dominate the advanced biofuels capacity landscape through 2017. Who are they – and why are they early-movers? Tomorrow, nominations open for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy and the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and bio-based […]
Birthday week highlights: Advanced Biofuels Project Database 2.1 released; 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy and Hottest 30 Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials to open for nominations; Special iPad release: “Sugar Rush”. Five years ago today, Biofuels Digest debuted with two subscribers and a hunch that a daily, 5-minute news summary, combined with original […]
Advanced Biofuels & Chemicals Project Database; 278 projects now tracked; 157 project updates, 29 countries in the July 2012 release; free download. In Florida, Biofuels Digest is reporting that global advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals capacity will reach 5.89 billion gallons by 2017, up from 5.11 billion gallons by 2016 reported in the November 2011 […]
The recent focus on drought, and the scarcity scare, shows that diversification and yield enhancement remain the bioeconomy’s chief weapons in the war on availability and affordability. The USDA and DOE respond with a $41M investment in basic science, feedstock development. In Washington, new weekly statistics that will be released by the US Drought Monitor […]
Can new computational power, souped-up genetic knowledge and fresh algorithms usher in a new era in crop yields, and resistance to disease and drought? Will a new model plant revolutionize energy grasses and food crops, and transform crop-based genetic engineers from a modern Stone Age family into Masters of the Digital Age? Here we are, […]
Post Kitty Hawk: 2012 and Beyond: Overwhelming Evidence in Support of Replacing the Whole Barrel of Oil and the Need for Biobased Chemicals Policy Now by Stephen J. Gatto Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Myriant Corporation Special to the Digest We in the biobased chemicals industry have had our Kitty Hawk moment. What that means […]
As the 2012 Summer Games approach, BP Biofuels launches its showcase for cellulosic ethanol, renewable diesel, and biobutanol. Amidst the blizzard of demo drives and informational marketing, why are these molecules key to “fueling the future”? This Friday, the games of the 2012 London Olympiad will commence, and for nearly three weeks more than one […]
Coskata, looking at CAPEX opportunities, political uncertainty, and the investor climate — switches to an “all natural gas” feedstock strategy. Initiates a $100M private placement, puts Alabama project on hold. In today’s Digest, we look at the rationale, the impact and the way forward. “In North America there’s a golden opportunity,” Coskata CEO Bill Roe […]
In reader reaction to yesterday’s Top Story on the Navy’s Green Strike Force demonstration at the 2012 RIMPAC exercises, several noted that the “6 Myths of Military Biofuels” would have been better placed as a separate article, rather than attached to the bottom of an already detailed Top Story. We agree – what more should […]
