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Algae-Based Batteries, Biodegradable COVID-19 Tests, BMW’s Biobased Coatings, Heinz Biobottles, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 19th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Can you imagine running a computer chip on algae – yes, algae – for more than six months? Apparently, that’s now possible thanks to biochemists

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Microbial Cellulose as Leather Alternative, Flax Fiber Bridge, Cacao Pod Waste for Whiskey Packaging, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 12th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Biomaterials company Nanollose is now working with California-based leather alternative company von Holzhausen on microbial cellulose as potential leather alternatives. A Dutch city opened up

May 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Realizing a Renewable Future: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) President & CEO Annica Bresky shared this illuminating slide guide spotlighting Stora Enso’s efforts to replace non-renewable materials with renewable products. Find out how well

May 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Bioluminescent Bacteria, Rockin’ Packaging, McDonald’s Biobased Cups, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 5th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In France, the next City of Lights might just be illuminated by bioluminescent bacteria for an eco-friendly solution. And a new packaging alternative made from

May 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Are You a Biohacker? Bioplastic Encapsulated Chips in Your Body, Lab-Grown Caviar and Oysters, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Eeek of April 21st

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Imagine embedding a chip encapsulated in bioplastic in your hand that allows you to pay for things, open your door, and other daily tasks without

April 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Biobased Mattel Toys, Lion Burgers & Tiger Tacos, Biobased Textiles at the Academy Awards, DOE & Bridgestone Guayule Rubber, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 7th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The bioeconomy is up and roaring with lion burgers and tiger tacos, but don’t worry, no animals are actually killed for the exotic meat. It’s

April 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Frito-Lay Biopackaging, Braskem, Sojitz Biobased MEG & PET Plants, Seaweed Innovations, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 1st

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s quite a mish-mash in this week’s Top 8 Innovations starting with Frito-Lay’s biobased packaging that will also be quieter than the original packaging making

April 1, 2022 Read Full Article

Another Milestone on the Way to Climate Neutrality: Covestro Pioneers the Supply of Renewable¹ TDI

(Covestro) For more sustainable mattresses, upholstered furniture, shoes and automotive seats; Significant reduction of CO2 emissions from cradle-to-gate2; Rapidly implementable solution with consistently high quality — Covestro is again expanding its

March 28, 2022 Read Full Article

Honey without the Bee, Greener Circuit Boards, Plant-Based Asphalt, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 24th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve reported on beef without the cows, pork without the pig, dairy without the cow and now we have honey without the bee from California

March 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Chitofoam and Plastic-Eating Mealworms as Styrofoam Solution, Diamond Made from Ranch Dressing, Cannabis Car, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 16th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Chitofoam – The transformation of the exoskeletons of plastic-eating mealworms into biodegradable polystyrene substitutes – by feeding that nasty Styrofoam to mealworms in order to

March 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Big Names Go Biobased – Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Amazon, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 10th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Lately, we all seem to need a drink and world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch’s Brazilian arm is making it more green by tapping into Israel’s UBQ

March 10, 2022 Read Full Article

Nova Pangaea, Aemetis, World Energy, Gevo, USA BioEnergy, Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery, DG Fuels, and Sweetwater Commercialization

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net Zero, started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its

March 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Gigacorn Microbial Cement, Hemp Rebar, Date Waste for Filtration Membranes, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 4th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Rebuilding in a more sustainable way is top of mind for this week’s Top 8 Innovations. From a composite reinforcing material made of hemp stalk

March 4, 2022 Read Full Article

Sweetwater Receives Final Acceptance of Commercial Sunburst Unit at Sweetwoods Project in Estonia

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … Estonia – a NATO country that borders Russia. U.S. based Sweetwater Energy received final acceptance of its first commercial Sunburst unit at the Sweetwoods

February 28, 2022 Read Full Article

Bacon, Beer, and Bocce in The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 24th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) This week reeks of fraternity parties with Mark Cuban and others giving a $1.7 million boost to a startup that aims to replace the iconic

February 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Forest Forward: Illuminating the Path for Climate Action and Conservation

by Elena Schmidt and Nicola Noponen (RSB/Biofuels Digest) The urgent move away from fossil resources means that biomass use will be heavily incentivised for the use in fuel, energy and material

February 22, 2022 Read Full Article

2021 Innovations and Reflections: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2021 runs at 198 pages full of financials, reflections on 2021, their business strategy, 5 key innovations they developed in 2021,

February 17, 2022 Read Full Article

Biobutadiene, Bolt Threads, 3D Printed Finger Robots, Walking on Eggshells, New Biobased Fashion and Textiles, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 17th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It was a big week for biobased fashion news with mushroom yoga bags made from Bolt Threads for high-end athleisure brand Lululemon, Hugo Boss investing

February 17, 2022 Read Full Article

Honeywell Introduces New Technology to Produce Key Feedstock for Plastics

(Honeywell UOP) Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process produces bio-naphtha with reduced CO2 footprint compared to products using petroleum-based feedstocks for use as petrochemical feedstock — … Prior to the introduction of renewable

February 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Biopolymers for Smartphones, Romanian Hoof Fungus Furniture, Clariant’s Biobased Surfactants, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of February 11th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We know smartphones and electronics are huge resource sucks that utilize rare minerals, fossil fuels, and precious resources, so cheers to a China-based smartphone maker

February 11, 2022 Read Full Article

Oscar Mayer’s Bologna-esque Face Mask, Biobased Traffic Pillars, Delta Airlines’ Bamboo, Algae-Based Skis, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 3rd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In what seems like a twisted, alternate universe, famous wiener maker and bologna bliss master, Oscar Mayer, launched a face mask that looks like bologna

February 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Cacao Village, Lab-grown Oysters, Fish Waste-based Surfactants, Maybelline Going Biobased by 2030, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 28th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The dream of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is closer than you may think with an entire village called Cacao Eco Village being planned in

January 28, 2022 Read Full Article

Harmful Algae Blooms: An Untapped Resource

(Bio Market Insights) … They source excess algal sludge from natural habitats all over the world, processing it into algae-based resin pellets trademarked under the brand name BLOOM. Manufacturers can

January 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Philips Biobased Appliances, BIOPROT Face Masks, Bio Yoga Mats and Bandages, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 20th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) That mornin’ cup of joe will taste even better knowing it was brewed in a biobased coffee maker. Yep, biobased appliances are going mainstream with

January 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Diamonds from Human Feces, Animal Bones for Light Switches, Mercedes Car with Biobased Materials, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 12th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Last week it was elephant dung and now this week it’s human feces being turned into diamonds. Yes, you read that correctly…provocative installation artist Christoph

January 13, 2022 Read Full Article

The Hottest Biofuels Companies of 20 Years Ago Are Now Doing Something Completely Different

by Annie Hammang (Slate) … Amyris also isn’t alone in this shift; Solazyme, Lanzatech, Neste, LiveFuels, LS9, and Pacific Biodiesel are all biofuel companies that also got their start in the early aughts and have since

January 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Prized Poop Elephant Dung Bricks, Ecovative Partnering up with Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger on Mushroom-Based Leather, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 7th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Here in Digestville, we’ve covered many ways that waste is useful with trash to treasure, trash to cash, poop to power, poop to plastic, poop

January 7, 2022 Read Full Article

3 Hot Technologies: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to The Wolfpack on New Tech

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pyran also known as the 5-carbon company, net-zero SAF via wet-waste volatile fatty acids, and on-board electricity via renewable fuels – what does The Wolfpack

January 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Commercializing Lignin to Chemicals: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The fractionation of lignin – How MetGen does it, their process compared to others, collaboration partners, their commercial demo, their commercialization pathway to biobased materials,

January 4, 2022 Read Full Article

JBEI’s Aviation Program: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Joint BioEnergy Institute

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) 6 DOE National Labs and 6 Universities are partners with the Joint BioEnergy Institute to help transform the maximum amount of carbon available in bioenergy

January 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Top 10 Predictions for the Advanced Bioeconomy in 2022

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2022? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our

January 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Bioproducts: A Clean Energy Solution Fact Sheet

(U.S. Department of Energy) In an effort to build a 100% clean energy economy, the United States is investing in research to develop innovative products made from biological material. Reducing greenhouse

December 29, 2021 Read Full Article

Revolutionary Renewables: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Did you know Avantium’s two lead products are FDCA, the chemical building block for PEF, a novel, plant-based polyester targeting $200+ billion markets and PlantMEG,

December 29, 2021 Read Full Article

France’s 1st Carbon-Negative Building Thanks to Hempcrete, New Hemp-Based 3D Ink, Seaweed Yarn, Biobased Epichlorohydrin and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 29th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) France is claiming the world’s first carbon-negative building, thanks in large part to the carbon-sequestering power of hemp. The 4,000 square foot sports hall was

December 29, 2021 Read Full Article

Meat Milestones, Lab Cultivated Shrimp, Levis Strauss Greener Blue Jeans, First-Ever Commercial Extract from Lily of the Valley Flower, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 23rd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In this week’s Top 8 Innovations, there may be a rumbly in your tummy after hearing that Dokdo shrimp was cultivated in a lab for the

December 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Through the Eyes of a Pioneer: 3 Watershed Moments in the Story of Renewable Fuels

by Tero Ikäheimonen (Neste) Pekka Tuovinen, retired Senior Advisor on Sustainability, saw firsthand Neste’s transformation from a regional oil refining company to a global leader in renewable fuels. Here Tuovinen lists

December 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Zara, LanzaTech’s Steel Factory Waste Emissions Fashion, Largest Cultured Steak Printed to Date, Adidas, Allbirds on Low-Carbon Cootwear and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 16th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Zara clothing made from steel factory waste emissions thanks to LanzaTech, adidas and Allbirds scaling up their low-carbon footwear, Canadian brand launches apple leather handbags,

December 16, 2021 Read Full Article

Yesterday Is Always Tomorrow for the Global Bioeconomy

by Douglas L. Faulkner (Leatherstocking LLC/“Cleantech Conservative”/Biofuels Digest) … It never ceases to amaze me that the media and politicians frequently belittle biofuels and biobased products as old-fashioned, hopelessly low-tech, of

December 14, 2021 Read Full Article

LanzaTech and Zara Collaborate to Create a Capsule Collection Made from Recycled Carbon Emissions

(LanzaTech) Today, LanzaTech has announced a collaboration with Inditex that led to the design of a capsule collection for the retail group’s largest brand Zara that incorporates fabric made with carbon

December 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Salmon Sperm Bioplastic Cup, Robots Reproduce for First Time, Biobased Fur and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 10th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Not a topic The Digest usually covers, but let’s talk about sex like Salt-N-Pepa with the latest news that robots reproduced for the first time,

December 10, 2021 Read Full Article

Avantium’s Bioasphalt Road Update, IKEA’s Biopackaging, Shark Tank Winning Plant-Based Laundry Sheets and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 2nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Can you hear Willie Nelson singing “On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the road again” with the latest news from the

December 2, 2021 Read Full Article

Living, Moving Biomimicry Dress, Corn-based Sneakers, Cactus Leather, Wood-based Batteries and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 25th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) On a day when many are eating way too much turkey, clothing that moves and grows with you sounds like a good idea, but how

November 26, 2021 Read Full Article

Expanding Molecular Building Blocks: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Checkerspot

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biological applications could unlockan estimated $2 trillion to $4 trillion in annual direct global economic impact in 10-20 years, said Checkerspot’s CEO and Co-Founder Charles

November 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Microbes, Fermentation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to C1Pro

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Using native methanotrophic bacteria and microbial cell factories, C1Pro is converting methanol into amino acid derivatives for biomaterials. The details behind the microbes, the proteins,

November 18, 2021 Read Full Article

Bioeconomy Was Like an Old Truck Stuck in the Mud. The Tow Truck Has Arrived

by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) One of the speakers on the second day of the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition’s Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, noted that 5

November 16, 2021 Read Full Article

POET Bioproducts Institute Breaks Ground

(South Dakota State University) POET, a global leader in the production of bioproducts, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines held a groundbreaking ceremony today for the POET Bioproducts Institute

November 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Alba Soler, Dr. Calliope Panoutsou and Dr. Kyriakos Maniatis on “Sustainable Biomass Availability in the EU to 2050”

by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) For this video podcast, I spoke with Alba Soler Estrella, Science Associate Low-Carbon Pathways, at Concawe, the European refining industry’s scientific and technical body, Dr. Calliope

November 11, 2021 Read Full Article

Treeless 3D Printed Wood, Grape Waste Shoes, Biobased Acrylics, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 11th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Wine is too good to waste, but what about all that grape waste from wine-making? Well, one luxury streetwear fashion brand is replacing animal leather

November 11, 2021 Read Full Article

Biodegradable Underwear, Fish Guts to Fashion, Lab-Grown Antelope, Coldplay’s Sustainable Tour: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 21st

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s almost the weekend so let’s celebrate this week’s crazy and amazing innovations. From Coldplay’s “sustainable tour” emitting half the CO2 emissions as the

October 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability

by Alper Yarasik (Cargill Bioindustrial/Biofuels Digest) There’s no question that consumers and manufacturers around the world are demanding materials made without petrochemicals, especially where potential concerns around toxicity and sustainability will

October 20, 2021 Read Full Article

Maersk Invests in Vertoro to Develop Green Lignin Marine Fuels

(Maersk) Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk, invests in Vertoro – a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as

October 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Meat and Mushrooms – The Future Is Here: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 14th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) t’s all about meat and mushrooms for this week’s Top 8 Innovations. From Stella McCartney’s mushroom leather bag made by Bolt Threads and new investments

October 14, 2021 Read Full Article

New Foray into Renewable Chemicals & Materials: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent DigestWebinar, here’s your chance to delve into the tech emerging out of Praj Industries, ranked #1 as a Top Place

October 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Honey without the Bee, Field to Foot Sneakers, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of October 7th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Honey without the bee…we’ve covered milk without the cow and pork without the pig, seafood without the fish, and now MeliBio claims to have

October 7, 2021 Read Full Article

Happy Meal Toys Bio-Makeover, Cell-Based Caviar, Biodegradable Shoes, Fish Waste Based Building Material, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 30th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Hot news in from McDonald’s which is phasing out fossil fuel-based plastic from its Happy Meal toys in more than 100 countries as it transitions

October 1, 2021 Read Full Article

Blood Buildings, Mushroom Mania, Lab-Grown Coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks News, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 24th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Using astronaut blood to build infrastructure on Mars sounds like part of a sci-fi movie but researchers are working on doing just that thanks to

September 24, 2021 Read Full Article

Mycelium Magic, Braskem, Spiber, DSM, Meatable Bionews, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 16th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Mycelium is hot this week with 2 new innovations – one more appealing than the other. First, a fireproof but edible BBQ grill made from

September 16, 2021 Read Full Article

Innovations to Make You Smile, Lab Created Wagyu Beef and Mink Fur, BMW’s Latest, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 8th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Is that shrimp stuck in your teeth? How about shrimp weapon-inspired material for your dental implact crowns? That’s just what researchers created with a cellulose-based

September 9, 2021 Read Full Article

Gevo Announces Plans for Hydrocarbon-Process Pilot Unit at Luverne Facility

(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), announced that it plans to install an alcohol-to-hydrocarbon process pilot unit at its facility located in Luverne, Minnesota (the “Luverne Facility”). The pilot unit is being

September 8, 2021 Read Full Article

State of Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Want to know who’s doing what, where, how and with whom in renewable chemicals and biomaterials?

September 7, 2021 Read Full Article

Carbon Sequestering Clothing, Ginkgo Bioworks Scale-up Rare Ingredients, Fruit Leaf Waste Fabric, Sugarcane Shoes and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 2nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Big name shoe and apparel companies like Nike, Pangaia and Old Navy are on

September 2, 2021 Read Full Article

Lab-Fermented Chocolate, Coffee Cookie Cups, Apeel Sciences Raises $250M, LG Chem to Build $2.2 Bio-Buildings and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of August 27th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Chocolate without the cocoa bean? We’ve covered beef without the cow, dairy without the

August 27, 2021 Read Full Article

Sustainable Highways: New Technologies Will Help Us Build Healthier Societies in 7 Ways

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Change represents opportunity. Here are 7 Transformations of the Highway system worth tracking now. 1.

August 25, 2021 Read Full Article

Biobased Adidas, Bath Bomb Burials, Lab-Grown Mouse Meat and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of August 18th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) “I’m walking on sunshine, woooah, and don’t it feel good!!” is what you’ll be singing with

August 18, 2021 Read Full Article

Biofuels, RNG, SAF, Renewable Chem: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) You may know Praj as a biofuels company but this slide guide from ABLC Digital

August 16, 2021 Read Full Article

Making U.S. Biomanufacturing Happen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BioMADE

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and aims

August 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Eye-opening, Carbon-saving Bioinnovations, Gingko, Bolt Threads, NatureWorks, Dow News and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of August 12th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Can black algae instead of carbon black extracted from tar sands for garment dying save

August 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Unlock the Power to Predict: NREL Model Benefits Biomass-to-Fuel Reactor Design

by Zia Abdullah (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers can accurately predict reaction rates and optimal

August 9, 2021 Read Full Article

Giving up on Climate Change? EU Says No Way – Invests $140M in Decarbonizing Projects

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … The good news is for the first time since the creation of the Innovation

August 9, 2021 Read Full Article

Carbon Batteries, TetraPak, EU’s Green Deal: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s happening with Stora Enso’s biomaterials segment? Are prices and volumes going up? What about

August 6, 2021 Read Full Article

Cellular Ag Book, Soy Golf Balls, Bota Bio, Novomer, Danimer and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of August 5th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) As many students around the world are in or preparing for school, a new children’s

August 5, 2021 Read Full Article

Better Biocatalysts for Biogas: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Biocatalysis

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biological gas-to-liquid conversion offers a means to valorize biogas, improve bioprocess sustainability, and reduce risk

July 30, 2021 Read Full Article

Jose Cuervo, Dole, Crocs Bump up Biobased Products and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 29th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s summertime for some around the globe right now, and what better way to relax

July 29, 2021 Read Full Article

God Speed the Right: A Bioeconomy in an Exciting, Turbulent Adolescence

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fourteen years ago today, the Daily Digest debuted not very auspiciously with two readers and

July 27, 2021 Read Full Article

One-of-a-Kind Course Aims to Build the Bioeconomy Workforce

by Emily Scott (Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit) … He (Jason Ryder, an adjunct professor in UC Berkeley’s

July 21, 2021 Read Full Article

Bio-beds for the Olympics, Bolt Threads Boost, Microbes, Leather Alternatives, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 15th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) With the Olympics starting next week, we are hearing about biobased innovations taking place in

July 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition Conference and Expo — November 14-16, 2021 — National Harbor, MD Recorded Presentations Published

This is the FIRST AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference! The conference will focus on promoting the USDA’s BioPreferred® Program* throughout

July 15, 2021 Read Full Article

LanzaTech and lululemon Partner to Create the First Fabric Using Recycled Carbon Emissions

(LanzaTech) Partnership includes India Glycols Limited and Far Eastern New Century — Biotechnology company LanzaTech today announced it has partnered with

July 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Clariant and India Glycols Biobased Ethylene Oxide JV, Biobased travel and Lamps, Faster Forest Regeneration, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 8th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) News came this week that Clariant and India Glycols established a joint venture to produce

July 9, 2021 Read Full Article

On the Path to Net Zero, Canada Must Grow a Circular Bioeconomy

by Sandy Ferguson and Rob van Adrichem (SF Consulting and City of Prince George respectively/Biofuels Digest) Bathroom sinks made of

July 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Siemens Energy to Electrify First-of-Its-Kind Biorefinery in Germany

(Electric Energy Online/Siemens Energy) Highlights: The industrial-scale facility will produce green biochemicals without the use of fossil-based raw materials; The

June 25, 2021 Read Full Article

Higher-Value Bioproducts from Lignins: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Lignin Fractionation and Valorization

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lignin 20-30% of plant/wood biomass is the key to a successful biorefinery that would make

June 25, 2021 Read Full Article

Seafood without Feet or Fins, Biocement Tackles CO2, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 24th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The world’s first “whole muscle seafood alternative” via fermentation is here according to AquaCultured Foods,

June 24, 2021 Read Full Article

Algae Sneakers, Biodegradable Sunglasses, Astaxanthin Fermentation Tech, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 18th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s a star-studded week for the Top 8 Innovations with singer Kanye West’s Yeezy Runner

June 18, 2021 Read Full Article

Bioprinted Cultured Meat, 3D Printed Algae, Biobased Coffee Capsules, Cell-Cultured Human Breast Milk, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 10th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) This week’s Top 8 Innovations are feeding our appetite. With cultured meat innovator MeaTech filing

June 10, 2021 Read Full Article

Lignin Leads the Way – World’s First Lignin Bio-Asphalt Road, Lignin’s Array of Applications and More

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … We know you can make almost anything out of lignin, so why not a

June 7, 2021 Read Full Article

Fuels and Products from Waste: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Organic Waste Conversion

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wet waste, municipal sludge residuals, animal manure, food waste, inedible fats/oils/greases – all things we

June 4, 2021 Read Full Article

“What Questions Should We Be Asking About Cell-Based Meats?” A Fellow Responds.

by Andrew Stout (New Harvest) Last month, Forbes contributor Errol Schweizer published a list of questions about cell-based meat, requesting more

June 3, 2021 Read Full Article

Home-Grown Algae, Biodegradable Algae Fishing Nets, Lab-Grown Lamb, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 3rd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve all seen the horrific photos of ocean trash, much of it consisting of plastic

June 3, 2021 Read Full Article

3D Printed Biobased Flood Barriers, Big Dairy Helps Cultured Milk Startups, gelatin clothing, castor oil tights, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of May 27th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Gelatin isn’t usually thought of as something you’d wear, unless you are a toddler playing

May 28, 2021 Read Full Article

More Meat without Meat, Fermentation-Based Silk, Bioplastic Water Bottles, Adidas and Allbirds Unlikely Solemates and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 21st

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Competitors coming together – Adidas and Allbirds – both shoe manufacturers are working together on

May 21, 2021 Read Full Article

Biobased Bullet-Proof Vests, Human Composting, 3D Printed Living Algae and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 7th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Biobased bullet-proof vests are something Tony Stark might come up with in an Avengers movie,

May 7, 2021 Read Full Article

Fossil-free Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates, Coatings & Adhesives: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Covestro

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As one of the world’s largest polymer companies, Covestro is looking at being more sustainable.

May 5, 2021 Read Full Article

Trillium Renewable Chemicals’ Biobased Acrylonitrile, Algae-Based Tennis Racket, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 29th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The weather is warming up in the Northern hemisphere of the world and that means

April 29, 2021 Read Full Article

Earth Day Innovations, Pollution-Fighting Soap, Potato Matchbox Cars, Mushroom Adidas, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 22nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In celebration of Earth Day today, let’s look at what can be done to help

April 22, 2021 Read Full Article

The Extraordinary ReMaking of Ordinary Things, Pt 3: J&J Green Paper Reinvents the Paper Coffee Cup with an Alternative to Plastic

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Derived from widely available plant material, JANUS coated paper can be custom-shaped and when

April 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Sustainable Sexy, Fish Guts to Polyurethane Replacement, $700M Bioplastic Investment and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 8th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Sex sells but now it can even be more sustainable with a boudoir brand’s new

April 8, 2021 Read Full Article

3D Bioprinted Casa Covida, Lab-Grown Fish, Countertop Meat Gardens, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 2nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) 3D printed mud huts, called Casa Covida, are offering Covid-19 quarantine comfort complete with a

April 2, 2021 Read Full Article

A Sweet Soy Story – World’s 1st Bioplastic from Soy Molasses

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Four companies developed the first process in the world to produce compostable bioplastic from food

March 29, 2021 Read Full Article

Corona’s Barley Waste Packaging, Skittles Biodegradable Wrappers, Nestlé’s Biobased Polyethylene, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 25th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The coronavirus vaccine is offering hope to end a global pandemic, much like rainbows signal

March 25, 2021 Read Full Article

The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious?

by Jim Passmore (Passmore Group Inc/Biofuels Digest) If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion/year sustainable economic development

March 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Corbion’s Lactic Acid, BASF Biosurfactants, Seed PPE, Hermès Mushroom-Leather Bag, Sugarcane UGGs, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 19th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) As spring nears in some parts of the world and COVID vaccine availability improves, we

March 19, 2021 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Options: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Transforming a 1st-Gen Biorefinery

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) David Dodds of the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack shared this illuminating slide guide at DigestConnect last

March 18, 2021 Read Full Article

First Index of Publicly Traded Plant-Based Stocks Launched, Vegan Plant-Based Products Taking off, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 12th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) What do Chipotle, e.l.f. and RuPaul have in common? They are partnering up on a

March 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Working Together towards Net Zero – Origin Materials to Combine with Artius in IPO

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In California and New York, two companies are coming together for a match made in

March 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Aquaman Supports Algae-Based Sneakers, Hemp Barrister Wigs, Mushroom Leather, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 5th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) .. This week it’s Aquaman’s Jason Momoa who is supporting a biobased economy with his

March 5, 2021 Read Full Article

No Project Left Behind: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Funds & Programs

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today we look at paths to leverage your next project using USDA programs and funds,

March 2, 2021 Read Full Article

Ecostrat Submits “The Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Initiative” Proposal to CLEEN Project

by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ecostrat has submitted a proposal, to be included in the CLEEN Project database. The

March 2, 2021 Read Full Article

Iron Man Investments in Bioplastic, Bill Gates’ Beef with Beef, Biobased Clogs, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 25th

by Hannah Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) What do Bill Gates and Robert Downey, Jr. have in common? Apparently, they both are

February 25, 2021 Read Full Article

NCERC Exploring New Uses for Corn

by Rhiannon Branch (Brownfield Ag News) The director of the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center says they have some big

February 19, 2021 Read Full Article

Feast Fit for a Bio-King! Coke’s Paper Bottles, 3D Printed Ribeye, Seaweed Plates, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 19th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Following in Absolut’s footsteps with paper bottles, Coca-Cola has begun a trial of paper bottles.

February 19, 2021 Read Full Article

Living Self-Repairing Glue to Hold It Together, Biobased McDonald’s Trays, Wrap Your Meat in Meat, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 4th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) A bacterial paste may be able to regenerate stone and concrete making a living,

February 4, 2021 Read Full Article

Enzymes, Lignin Transformed into Biobased Products: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sugar-based bioplastics and lignin-based composites, resins, adhesives, and foams are already here, MetGen’s COO Matti

February 1, 2021 Read Full Article

Waste Wood to Wonders: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Futurity

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Starting with wood waste or low-grade logs, Futurity uses pretreatment, Sweetwater Energy tech, MetGen’s tech

January 29, 2021 Read Full Article

Absolut Biobased Bottles, Wood Grown in Petri Dish, Polylactic Acid Facemask: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 28th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Alcohol sales since the pandemic hit in early 2020 have soared, and now the first

January 28, 2021 Read Full Article

C02 as Feedstock!: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon to Value Initiative

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbontech—technologies that capture and convert CO2 into valuable end products or services is hot right

January 27, 2021 Read Full Article

Biodegradable Computer, Cow Intestine Lamps, Soy-based Turf, Air-to-Meat: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 22nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We all know the huge toll that electronics have on our planet, from the rare-earth

January 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Competitive Edge: MBP Solutions Biofuels, Biogas Production

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … We are adding value to biological by-products through our 5 core competencies: Product and

January 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Holy Biobased Bat-Bridge Batman!: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 14th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Biobased bicycle path bridges that feature bat-friendly design in the Netherlands, biobased backpacks in

January 15, 2021 Read Full Article

I Spy a Fly Eye – Nanocoating in Fly Eye Has Potential, Wooden Satellites in Space: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 8th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Who knew flies would be so useful! Apparently the nanocoating found in fruit fly eyes

January 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Hot 50 2021 – 50 Hottest Companies in Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Biomaterials

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the 2021 50 Hottest Companies in Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Biomaterials was published today (December

December 31, 2020 Read Full Article

India a Hotbed of Innovations This Week: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 30th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Half of this week’s Top 8 Innovations are from India, a large visionary country that

December 30, 2020 Read Full Article

UPM Joins the BIKE Project Promoting Sustainable Biomass Value Chains for Biofuels

(UPM Biofuels) UPM Biofuels has joined the BIKE project that promotes low-ILUC risk biofuels production for European Bioeconomy. The project brings

December 21, 2020 Read Full Article

Milk without the Cow, Cultured Meat, Silk Soap, Lab-Grown Shoes, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 18th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) “Think of the children” who won’t know that meat comes from life, not from labs,

December 18, 2020 Read Full Article

3D Bioprinted Mars Rover, Coffee Waste Face Masks, World’s First Approved Cell-Based Meat and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 11th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) If you are looking for a unique holiday gift, the European Space Agency just released

December 11, 2020 Read Full Article

Emissions-to-Feed Protein Production, Fermentation Animal-Free Cheese, Greener Medical Gloves, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 4th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) This week is filled with ‘Gouda ideas’ like San Francisco animal-free cheesemaker that uses precision

December 4, 2020 Read Full Article

Prospects for the Use of Biofuels and Biogas in the Transport Sector of Ukraine

(UABIO) … In 2018, the use of renewable energy in the transport sector should have been 8.2%, we had ONLY

December 3, 2020 Read Full Article

Biofuture Summit II: IEA Calls for Countries to Implement Biofuture Platform Post-COVID Principles

(Biofuture) Bioenergy sector hailed as a ‘job creating machine’ at launch of BBEST 2020-21/BIOFUTURE SUMMIT II Virtual Conference; Unique conference brings

December 3, 2020 Read Full Article

Use of Biofuels Needs to Increase: Gadkari | Special Edition of the Book “Ek Hota Carver” Published

(Praj) “The use of biofuels needs to be increased to reduce the strain caused by fossil fuel on our country’s

December 1, 2020 Read Full Article

Liquid Forest™ – Södra’s Sustainable Biosolutions

(Södra) Swedish forest industry group Södra has launched Liquid Forest™, a pioneering range of bioproducts: biomethanol, tall oil and turpentine. The

November 27, 2020 Read Full Article

Neste RE Enables a Future Where All Plastic Products Can Be Made of Renewable and Recycled Materials – and the Future Starts Today

(Neste) Neste is launching a new product, Neste RE, a 100% renewable and recycled raw material for plastics and chemicals production.

November 27, 2020 Read Full Article

An Attitude of Gratitude

by Douglas L. Faulkner (Leatherstocking/Biofuels Digest) … In this time of mistrust, misunderstandings, cynicism and defeatism, we all should say out

November 27, 2020 Read Full Article

Cultured Human Steaks, Lab-Grown Lobster, Edible Bugs, Biodegradable Mannequins and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 27th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) As if 2020 wasn’t crazy enough, this week’s innovations include lab-grown lobster, renewable and biodegradable

November 27, 2020 Read Full Article

The TIPping Point: Technology, Investment, Policy, and the advanced bioeconomy, Dioxide Materials, Genomatica, ADM, InnovaFeed, Aemetis, Nova Pangaea, and the UK Are Showing the Way

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s possible to summarize the advanced bioeconomy in three words, technology, investment, policy. These are the

November 25, 2020 Read Full Article

Coaxing Crops to Create Animal Proteins, Cucumber Peels for Food Packaging Polymers, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 20th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Cucumber peels converted into cellulose nanocrystals with potential to be used in food packaging, bamboo

November 20, 2020 Read Full Article

Sustainable Chemicals and Polymers: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to RSB

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials may have started in biofuels, but their latest work to transform the

November 19, 2020 Read Full Article

The NEXT 50 Companies to Disrupt the World* (*in a really great way) for 2020

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, The Digest announced the NEXT 50, “the 50 Next Companies to Disrupt the World”,

November 19, 2020 Read Full Article

3D Meat Bioprinter Commercialization, Lab-Grown Chicken, Algae-Based Skis, Biobased Car, Bioluminescent Wood, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 12th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but this week’s innovations are heavy

November 12, 2020 Read Full Article

“The Time Is Right Now”, Sekab Announce Green Tech Investment Plans, Including a Production Plant for Chemicals and Biofuels.

by Luke Upton (BioMarket Insights) Bold news this week from Sekab, the Swedish chemical and cleantech company, who are responding to

November 12, 2020 Read Full Article

Microbe ‘Rewiring’ Technique Promises a Boom in Biomanufacturing

(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Phys.Org) Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved unprecedented success in modifying a microbe to

November 11, 2020 Read Full Article

Coca-Cola Paper Bottle, Pampers Biodiapers, Twist Bioscience’s DNA Art Launching to Space, Bioplastic PPE, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 5th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Big news from big companies this week with mega-brand Coca-Cola revealing an initial prototype for

November 5, 2020 Read Full Article

8 Hauntingly Good Innovations, Plant-Based Hair Extensions, Bacardi Biodegradable Bottle, Cultured Steak on Mars, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 30th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) This week’s Top 8 Innovations are so good, it’s scary. From plant-based hair extensions that

October 30, 2020 Read Full Article

Plants Rule! Harnessing the Sun for a Negative-Carbon Bio-economy

(Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association) … Among the Carbon-negative (and climate positive) solutions, those based on photosynthesis are by far the

October 23, 2020 Read Full Article

Cyanobacteria Biofilm that Produces Ethylene, Cool Car, Kicks, and Shades All Biobased, Cell-Based Meat Brisket, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 22nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Madonna’s lyrics “Cause we are living in a material world, And I am a material

October 22, 2020 Read Full Article

Biobased COVID-19 Tests, Masks, Fun with Fungus, Crustacean Shells to Bioplastic, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 16th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) COVID-19 has seen an explosion in disposable items, but now innovators in India came up

October 16, 2020 Read Full Article

Cargill, Virent Collaborate on Biobased Fuels and Chemicals

(Cargill/Farm Progress) Goal is to open new markets for corn and expand opportunities for renewable fuels and chemicals. — Cargill and

October 7, 2020 Read Full Article

Culture Sushi-Grade Salmon, Cultivated Lab-Beef, Porsche Biobased Car Parts, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 2nd

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In San Francisco, startup company Wildtype gives salmon cells nutrients, sugars, salts, amino acids

October 2, 2020 Read Full Article

New Tech Converts Natural Gas to Hydrogen at Scale Anywhere and Plastic-Eating Enzyme ‘Cocktail’ Heralds Hope for Plastic Waste

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … In today’s Digest, how Florida-based Transform Materials is literally transforming the petrochemical industry’s ability

September 29, 2020 Read Full Article

Mycelium Coffins, Wine Waste Sneakers, Ingredion’s New Protein Isolates and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 24th

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) As COVID-19 deaths sadly reached the 200,000 mark in the U.S. this week, some innovators

September 25, 2020 Read Full Article