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Utah State University will share a $900,000 government research grant for biofuel production.

The Utah school will team with Montana State University to grow species of algae that thrive in geothermal vents and the Great Salt Lake in a test of their oil content.

USU energy lab director Jeff Muhs says algae that can withstand saline environments are useful because they could possibly be used to produce fuels using plentiful ocean water, sparing more valuable fresh water.

The research is one of six biofuel projects around the country funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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This research report, Analyzing Algae as a Source of Fuel – covers the huge potential of algae to serve as fuel for the energy-hungry world we live in. The report explores the technologies involved in the process of converting algae into biofuel, the advantages and disadvantages of algae, the challenges facing the industry in commercializing this technology and much more.

A profile of the leading players in this emerging field who are making waves in technological developments is included in the report. Also of interest are two case studies – one on using algae as jet fuel in the future and one of the Maalaea Power Plant based in Hawaii and how it is deriving power from algae.

Basic information about algae is also provided in the report.

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Initial Growth Numbers Suggest Viable Return on Investment.

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that a prominent algae scientist, Professor Emeritus Takaaki Maekawa, has made a positive evaluation of the company's technology.

Takaaki Maekawa is professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba's Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences in Japan. His recent research themes have included "Development of Controlled Ecological Life Support system with Co2 Fixation, Algae, Solid Fermentation." Professor Maekawa reviewed the initial algae production metrics from OriginOil's first Helix BioReactor(TM) prototype.

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Dr. Jay Newman is the President of Optional Energy Partners, he told Newschannel 3 that "we have yet to talk to a single person who's said 'boy this is a dumb idea.'"

Dr. Newman and his partner, Tom Butler, think algae is the future. As oil prices rise, algae made into bio-fuel could replace it at one quarter of the cost of pumping oil. The two men hope to get Optional Energy Partners up and running in the next few months, but they've got some stiff competition across the country as Bill Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation are working on turning algae into oil themselves.

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Teachers and students in the biotechnology program at Brunswick Community College will grow enough algae to produce around 75 pounds of oil each month.

That oil will fuel tractors and utility vehicles on campus.

Michelle Sabaoun is the lead instructor of biotechnology. She says the project provides hands-on experience for a booming new field.

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News release

BioGauge(TM), International Energy's new patent-pending 'bio-profiling' technology, helps determine peak production of oil in algae for extraction of bio-crude -- an important innovation in optimizing development and production of commercial algae-based biofuels.

International Energy, a developer of leading-edge technologies for the renewable generation of photosynthetic biofuels, today announced that researchers have devised and instituted an important patent-pending technology capable of rapidly determining the accumulation of bio-oil and other high-value compounds in microalgae, an important advancement in the development of tools for the commercial production of biofuels from algae.

"In order to extract the maximum quantity and quality of bio-oil or bio-polymer from microalgae, it is vital that engineers are able to rapidly determine exactly how much of the compound of interest is present in the algae feedstock at all times during its growth. In all cases, we want to extract oil at the peak moment in the algae's natural oil production cycle, and this newest innovation uniquely positions International Energy with a fast, reliable technology to do so," explained Mr. Gregory B. O'Reilly, President and CEO of International Energy, Inc.

"Notably, BioGauge(TM), our patent-pending breakthrough, gives us the competitive edge in rapidly screening multiple samples for the content of the desired compound(s) in microalgae and photosynthetic bacteria, a know-how that can maximize harvest yields and ultimately help hedge against the risk of product degradation."
According to researchers, one of the most important steps in the production of commercial bio-crude and biofuels from algae is the ability to determine the right time to extract oil from the microalgae feedstock during the algae's growth-cycle. To date, scientists have often used a series of time-consuming, expensive, and sometimes unreliable laboratory methods. In contrast, International Energy's new BioGauge(TM) bio-profiling technology is easy-to-use, instantaneous, and highly-reliable.
"These technical achievements collectively offer us special commercial advantages, and are especially timely in light of recent, key advances in the development of our biofuels from algae, a safe, renewable, non-food-source energy feedstock," concluded Mr. O'Reilly.

In addition to today's news, the Company has previously announced major technological advances in nutrient delivery and bio-oil extraction processes. International Energy's proprietary nutrient delivery protocol alleviates specific nutrient absorption limitations in microalgae, thereby enhancing growth and hydrocarbon production.

Researchers have also developed a novel, continuous bio-oil extraction process that is safe for the Company's proprietary microalgae. Microalgae processed utilizing International Energy's OilFlow(TM) extraction process remain viable hydrocarbon producers, reducing expected maintenance costs while maximizing yield per acre.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INC.

International Energy, Inc. (Symbol: IENI) is developing leading edge technologies for the production of biofuels derived directly from the photosynthesis of green microalgae, which can accumulate up to 30% of their biomass in the form of valuable biofuels.

As a result of current high oil prices, depleting fossil oil reserves and growing concerns about increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, algae have emerged as one of the most promising sources for biofuel production.
Our technology seeks to convert water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful long-chain liquid hydrocarbons from the photosynthesis of proprietary unicellular microalgae, which offer advantages in the production, storage and utilization of renewable biofuels, as they can be harvested easily, stored in liquid form and do not require special containment systems.

The process of industrial scale algae growth in photo-bioreactors is non-toxic and non-polluting, can be scaled-up, offers a renewable energy supply, and aids in carbon sequestration and the mitigation of climate change.

In contrast to biofuels from food crops or cellulosic materials, certain algae produce and accumulate oil naturally and can in the process clean up waste by absorbing and utilizing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Additionally, raw algae can be processed to make biofuel, the renewable equivalent of petroleum, and refined to make gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemical feedstock for plastics and drugs.
OilFlow(TM) and BioGauge(TM) are trademarks of International Energy, Inc.

For additional information, please visit www.InternationalEnergyInc.com

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News release

HOUSTON -- For more than 20 years, Algae biofuels projects have been primarily focused on biodiesel production. “In recent years, the algae industry has evolved in size, scope, technologies and applications to produce several different types of fuels for transport and power generation,” notes Will Thurmond, Chairman of Research and Development for the National Algae Association and author of the 685 page Biodiesel 2020 study. “There are dozens of new algae projects and applications emerging to produce biodiesel, ethanol, commercial jet fuel, renewable diesel, biogasoline, biomass for power generation and hydrogen fuels,” said Thurmond.

Algae are the fastest-growing plants in the world. Compared to 1st generation feedstocks, algae holds enormous potential to provide a high-yield, non-arable land use, non-food, non-rainforest source of fuels. Like other plants, Algae use photo-synthesis to harness sunlight and carbon dioxide in order to capture energy stored inside the cell as lipids (the source for oil) and starches/carbohydrates.

“Many of the National Algae Association’s members are now starting to create ethanol from starch-rich algae strains. Other NAA members are utilizing waste streams from municipal water authorities to grow algae. In addition there is a great deal of interest to capture carbon from the smokestacks of a power plant, and use the carbon to produce algae for low-emissions biofuels for transport - a double benefit for environmental pollution,” said Thurmond. “The petroleum, defense, and aviation industries are increasingly investing in converting algae into bio-oil (also called bio-crude, or syncrude) that can either be sold directly to petrol refineries, or to aviation companies to be processed into JP8 jet fuels.”

Barry Cohen, founder of the National Algae Association Industry, notes, “the US commercial aviation industry spends upwards of $1.6 billion a month on jet fuel. Due to these rising demands and concerns, the NAA is witnessing an increasing number of members and projects from petroleum, defense, and aviation industries to reduce commercial aviation fuel costs and to support of US government and defense efforts for energy independence,” said Cohen.

The National Algae Association will host its third event from October 23-24 near Houston to showcase many of its members’ projects, including algae to: biodiesel, ethanol, aviation fuel, renewable diesel, biocrude, hydrogen, and bio-gasoline from algae. Several companies, including Sapphire Energy, Origin Oil, and representatives from the biofuels, aviation and petroleum industries will present their leading-edge algae technologies and projects at the NAA’s next event.

For more information on this event, or to become a member of the NAA visit: http://www.nationalalgaeassociation.com.
Contacts

National Algae Association
Barry Cohen, 936-321-1125
info(at)nationalalgaeassociation.com
www.nationalalgaeassociation.com

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