Finding it hard to explain to taxpayers why the PTC is needed, for the jump to cellulosic biofuels lightspeed, or to ward off predatory fossil-fuel evildoers? Turns out, The Force may not be needed after all.  So, the fiscal cliff was averted in a last minute-deal by DC lawmakers. Sort of. For now. Or […]
Three key tax credits extended for cellulosic biofuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel; playing field leveled for algae; Farm Bill provisions extended, but mandatory funding eliminated for energy title. Well, the viziers and examiners have completed their go-through on the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 – the fiscal cliff-averting bill that is now awaiting President […]
Why is China accelerating on industrial biotechnology, just as US pols preach unilateral disarmament on government efforts to foster commercialization? Does the sun rise in the east as it sets in the West? Yes, Digesterati, 2012 is supposed to bring, according to someone’s reading of a Mayan calendar, the end of the world some time […]
Biofuels booming? It’s not just the new transformative processing technologies, it’s the new agriculture. Here’s what’s going on, by whom, and where, when and why. In the bioenergy business, no one has nightmares, they have feedstock-mares. You wake up, sweating and panting and shaken, with the unmistakeable sensation that your feedstock of choice is unavailable, […]
In Chile earlier this month, Bio Architecture Lab broke ground on an experimental pilot facility producing ethanol from Macrocystis pyrifera (macro algae). Macroalgae: that’s seaweed, and more about why macro algae is really, really important, in a moment. The Pilot Facility The facility, expected to be operational in 2012 will allow the company to demonstrate […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
FIRST PRIZE: PetroAlgae’s Demonstration Facility in Florida is an animal friendly facility! When friends like this get to a certain size we have them removed and taken to their natural habitat. Photo by: Tom Riding Biofuels Digest adds: “When we talk about predatory species in a micro-crop or algal environment, we usually mean another micro-organism. […]
Background: This is a first round, East Regional match-up between #3 seed Mascoma and #14 seed PetroAlgae, in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest. The winner gets: Most votes advances to the second-round (round of 32), and a shot at the Biofuels Sweet Sixteen. The loser: Goes home. Laurels: Mascoma is the 12th […]
