Tag: Solazyme
Two Thumbs Up for Solazyme: AkzoNobel deal, new technology for structured oils
Tweet The sector’s perennial hottest company strikes again — with “potentially disruptive” new technology to change the positioning and performance of triglyceride oils. In California, Solazyme and AkzoNobel announced an agreement targeting the development of advanced tailored triglyceride oils and commercial sales for near-term product supply. The agreement focuses on supply for the chemical giant’s [...]
Biofuels Digest Index reaches 66.68 as large caps advance
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.32 percent to 66.68 as large caps recovered. For the day, BP was up 2.14 percent to $41.09, KiOR (KIOR) jumped 3.99 percent to $4.17. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) gained 3.41 percent to $9.10. Overall, advances led declines [...]
Oxygen for High Altitudes: 17 Biofuels ventures raise $434M in equity
Tweet Despite the sluggish economic recovery and questions over policy stability — biofuels ventures have been busy raising lots of capital. In the past 6 months, $434 million. Who got what, where, when and why? As any mountaineer knows — above 25,000 feet you hit the “death zone” – where oxygen is a must, now [...]
Answers to your questions about parity-priced, algae-based fuels
Tweet Wondering when affordable algae-based transportation fuels might arrive at your local retail outlet? Might be sooner than you think. Here’s the lowdown. We’ve been hearing quite a bit of news this week here in Digestville about the strong demand for price-competitive algae fuels. By far the biggest news is that sales of algae-based Soladiesel [...]
Survey says: Soladiesel Algae fuel is a monster hit in Propel Fuels retail trial
Tweet Sales increase 35 percent at participating test sites — and survey results reveal driver preference for algae-based Soladiesel over conventional fuels. In California, Propel Fuels and Solazyme announced that sales grew by 35 percent at Propel stations, offering SoladieselBD in a B20 blend during a 30-day retail pilot program, compared to non-test sites. The [...]
On the Move in Biofuels: OPX Bio, Solazyme
Tweet In Colorado, OPX Biotechnologies appointed David Hogsett as vice president of research and development and chief technology officer. In the Netherlands, Avantium announced that it has added Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson to its Supervisory Board.
“Are You Ready To Eat Algae? Solazyme Knows You Are.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: nileroots: Food or biofuels/ Colonialism and the Green Economy: Villagers Defy Pressure to Forfeit Farms for Carbon-Offset realassetjunkie: Are You Ready To Eat #Algae? Solazyme Knows You Are – bioenergycenter: Yet another problem with corn ethanol production: unsustainable water use. usbiofuels: We tested every kind #biodiesel kit available. The bottom line, nothing [...]
The Oilcane Boom
Tweet Though building capacity globally, Solazyme’s operations in Brazil are getting traction fast – and raised $235M last week. How much oil could be produced in Brazil via sugar-munching microalgae? Today, the Digest looks at Solazyme’s progress and the bigger picture. In California, two monster announcements came out of Solazyme headquarters last week. One related to project [...]
Biofuels Digest Index drops to 66.65 as advanced biofuels wane
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 0.85 percent to 66.65 as advanced biofuels tumbled. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) sunk 7.13 percent to $3.78, while Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 4.65 percent to $7.56. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) rallied 2.77 percent to $36.79. Overall, advances led declines led advances [...]
New 5-Minute Biofuels Digest Guides to Amyris, Enerkem, Gevo, LanzaTech, LS9, Novozymes, POET, Sapphire Energy, Solazyme, ZeaChem
Tweet Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. This release updates 10 guides for the latest developments through Q1 2013. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, latest news, awards, and Biofuels Digest feature stories; 3 top milestones [...]
