“If you even mention the word algae, some investors start running for the exits, so we have to prove we’ve cracked it and that we can own it,” says founder and CEO Nick Hazell.
The deal will help Divert build more anaerobic digestion facilities across North America to turn food waste from grocery stores into renewable gas.
The deal will enable CoverCress to further commercialize its namesake winter oilseed product and bring farmers another source of revenue.
The Annapolis, Maryland-based company uses microbes to convert agrifood byproducts into fuel and fertilizer.
REG sustainability head Kristin Dillavou said its roots in ag, and Iowa, are a strong driver behind its ability to innovate for more environmentally-friendly solutions.
The Annapolis, Maryland-based startup uses anaerobic digestion to convert organic waste, such as discarded food or ag byproducts, into fuel and fertilizer.
FPT’s new biomethane-fueled tractor engine is at the heart of the historic Fontanafredda winery’s carbon-neutral wine project.
St Louis-based CoverCress is gearing up for its first harvest and a soft launch this year, and is aiming to have 250,000 acres of its ‘cash cover crop’ planted in 2022.
The Microsoft co-founder commented on the acquisitions for the first time since he and wife Melinda were revealed as the top private farmland owners in the US earlier this year.
Anaerobic digestion is already used widely in Europe where the population is more attuned to environmental concerns but also as there’s limited room for landfills, forcing businesses to find other solutions for food waste.
On Monday, a United Airlines plane powered by biojet fuel made a landmark non-stop voyage from San Francisco to Zurich.
Ireland plans to increase domestic dairy production by 50% by 2020, but this throws us various challenges that only technology can solve.
IntelinAir, a San Jose-based automated aerial imagery analytics startup, closed its seed round consisting of $3 million in equity and $500k in venture debt from
Ahead of International BioFest2016 in October, AusBiotech gives us a snapshot of how some of its members and partners are innovating in the biofuel space.
The biotech research company expects its engineered “energy” tobacco to outperform other leading biomass feedstocks as a low cost, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.
The hydrocarbon fuels and carbon-saving soil amendment producer has also hired someone to lead its biocarbon business from Wilbur-Ellis.
Godavari Biorefineries recently announced the close of a $15 million equity financing deal with Mandala Capital, a private equity firm that invests in agribusiness
On May 11, 2015, Joule Unlimited announced a new $40 million funding round geared toward increasing commercialization of its fuel conversion technologies. The funding round
Arvegenix announced recently that it has received $2.5 million in aggregate funding from Monsanto, Cultivation Capital, The St. Louis Arch Angels, and BioGenerator. Located
Rochester, NY based Sweetwater Energy announced the closing of $10 million in debt financing, which will help secure the company’s operations as it begins the construction of
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