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Friday, July 21, 2006

Algae Biodiesel News from Australia

Two news items for today: (taken from Oilgae.com Algae Biodiesel News Section)

Microalgae Could Provide Alternative Fuel - South Australia's Research and Development Institute (SARDI) hopes to turn micro-algae into an alternative fuel as part of a million-dollar research program – Jul 20, 2006 - read here

Algae Project Wins Renewable Energy Grant – A Queensland (Australia) company trying to produce biodiesel from algae is among the recipients of $10.5 million in federal grants for renewable energy projects – Jul 20, 2006 - read here

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Bio Fuel Systems, a Spanish company working with the University of Alicante, claims to have a process by which it can extract "... biopetroleum, equivalent to that of fossil origin." They plan on extracting biofuel from phytoplankton. Also a claim is made that production could start in as little as 14 to 18 months.

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=naturalResources&storyid=nL20780759&WTmodLoc=BizArt-R3-Insights-1
 
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