5 July 20169 September 2021 The top 20 ways to capture and make use of carbon Biofuels Digest focusing on companies that achieved highest degrees of visibility and credibility to date
29 June 201628 June 2016 NatureWorks opens lab to turn methane into PLA Commercially viable fermentation process by using a new biocatalyst
23 June 201622 June 2016 Sweet smell of success: Greenyug, ADM taking biobased chemicals to scale Greenyug, commercializing its Ethyl Acetate technology through a joint venture
21 June 201616 June 2016 Start-Up White Dog Labs wins DOE Grant for technology that could dramatically increase biochemicals yield while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions Company will debut high feedstock-utilization technology, MixoFerm™, at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Milwaukee on June 21st.
20 June 20169 September 2021 Turning CO2 into rock International study has shown for the first time that the greenhouse gas CO2 can be permanently and rapidly locked away by injecting it into volcanic bedrock
17 June 201615 June 2016 Chemists settle longstanding debate on how methane is made biologically Understanding how microbes generate methane might help scientists find ways to control pollution or make fuels
25 May 201623 May 2016 Businessman wants second life for ethanol’s leftovers — in the form of a $1 billion pipeline across Nebraska Hornafius wants to build a $1 billion, 1,000-mile underground pipeline across Iowa and Nebraska to Wyoming
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
26 April 201621 March 2019 Kläusli, Ava Biochem: The bioeconomy is the biggest chance we have to decarbonise our world Thomas Kläusli, Chief Marketing Officer at AVA Biochem and AVA-CO2, talks to Il Bioeconomista
18 April 201614 April 2016 Bioeconomy: One Billion Tons of Biomass Biomass Research & Development Board creating U.S. “Bioeconomy Vision”
11 April 20167 April 2016 9th Intl Conference on Bio-based Materials – Day 1 Policy and markets, bio-based building blocks and biorefineries
7 April 20165 April 2016 Rivertop Renewables and DTI Exceed Nameplate Capacity of First Glucarate Production Facility Benchmark tests prove higher volumes than initial forecast; plant receives “Recommended” rating after first customer audit
18 March 201617 March 2016 NatureWorks Launches a $1 Million Laboratory to Research and Develop Commercial Scale Methane to Lactic Acid Fermentation “A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary.” - Bill Suehr, NatureWorks Chief Operating Officer
Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
11 March 20169 September 2021 MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale
2 March 20161 March 2016 What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
1 March 201629 February 2016 Federal Agencies Outline Bioeconomy Vision and Current Activities Release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy
29 February 201626 February 2016 Unlocking the Promise of Bio-Based Plastics Circular economy: a systemic approach to the use of renewable feedstocks and the re-use of materials through recycling
25 February 201616 February 2016 Energy Department Requests Information on Biofuels & Bioproducts Process Pilot Verification Capabilities The purpose is to develop a comprehensive list of locations that exist as pilot- or process development-scale
15 February 201613 February 2016 Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
25 January 201621 January 2016 BESC study seeks nature’s best biocatalysts for biofuel production A team of researchers analyzed the ability of six microorganisms to solubilize potential bioenergy feedstocks
22 January 201621 January 2016 Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materials Large petrochemical players are building ethane crackers to make ethylene
Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin
13 January 201612 January 2016 Discovery advances biowaste-to-jet fuel research WSU Tri-Cities researcher finds way to make biofuel from plant matter
8 December 20157 December 2015 Commercializing Synthetic Biology Innovation to Tackle Climate Change and Feed a Growing Population
Colorado State University chemists reported a breakthrough in recyclable polymers Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab
4 December 20151 December 2015 Biobased Platform Chemicals: A Clean Credible Solution To Support Climate Action There is a clear and growing need for new chemical building blocks
18 November 201516 November 2015 BioChannel.TV debuts free, global access to “LanzaTech at ABLC NEXT 2015” In Florida, The Digest made made available for free, global streaming its LanzaTech coverage from ABLC NEXT 2015
10 November 20159 November 2015 French IAR Cluster publishes an International overview of biobased chemical building blocks Study: "International overview of bio-based chemical building blocks – 10 years evolution decrypted" - a real tool for strategic decisions to understand the markets
6 November 20154 November 2015 Facilitating processing of biomass Neutrons help decipher key enzyme function
3 November 20159 September 2021 How to make the most of carbon dioxide Researchers hope to show that using the gas as a raw material could make an impact on climate change
16 October 20159 September 2021 Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’ Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow
29 September 201528 September 2015 The Building Block Builders: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to BioAmber Company intend to build and operate two additional facilities in Thailand and Brazil
25 September 201524 September 2015 Algae at the Crossroads: Tackling big markets, big challenges in the new carbon economy Will policymakers enable low-cost carbon to become available for this nascent, petroleum-displacing technology set? The Digest investigates.
23 September 201521 September 2015 Spaltung von Wasser setzt Unmengen an Sprit frei Neue Methode ermöglicht unter anderem hocheffiziente Solarzellen
16 September 201514 September 2015 Making the Most from Carbon in Plants Meeting the challenge of creating sustainable bioproducts from lignin
15 September 201511 September 2015 Marcel van Berkel talks to Il Bioeconomista An interview with the Chief Commercial Officer of GFBiochemicals
3 September 20152 September 2015 Trending: Biobased Microbeads, Flexible Foams Could Offer Renewable Materials for Hundreds of Products Developing technologies to produce commercial scale quantities of biomaterial products is a milestone for each company
Soaking up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products Berkeley Lab Researchers Double Down on a Good Thing by Incorporating Catalysts into Crystalline Sponges
1 September 201531 August 2015 Algae at the Energy Department: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the DOE algae program BETO's R&D strategy to increase yields and lower the costs of algal biofuels by working with partners
28 August 201526 August 2015 BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges
26 August 201524 August 2015 DOE funds 2 algae biomass projects under Carbon Capture Program 16 projects to receive funding through Carbon Capture Program, including two focused on algae
29 July 20159 September 2021 Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Powered by Renewable Energy Proof-of-principle study provides some of the initial performance data necessary for assessing the scalability and technical viability of electrochemical CO2 conversion technologies
22 July 201521 July 2015 FedEx, Southwest Airlines combine to buy entire jet fuel output of Red Rock biorefinery, through 2024 FedEx joins Southwest Airlines to buy out Red Rock’s entire 8-year jet fuel inventory — key milestone for project construction.
21 July 201517 July 2015 $18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy Department The ultimate aim is to bring the cost of algae down to a cost of $3 compared to gasoline by 2030
10 July 20159 July 2015 Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD
3 July 20159 September 2021 Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
1 July 201529 June 2015 DOE’s ARPA-E funds 6 projects to improve sorghum development The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $30 million to six projects under its Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program