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You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Supercrude Scum: The Algae-To-Biodiesel Battle Written by Alexis Madrigal Most greentech watchers have lost their sense of wonder over the fact that pond scum, a.k.a. algae, could be one of the most efficient ways to make biofuels for our cars. These tiny [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae CO2 growth trials to be carried out at coal-burning plant GreenFuel Technologies Corp. and Arizona Public Service Co. announced that emission-fed algae from a natural gas plant showed biomass growth rates 37 times higher than corn and 140 times higher than [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Pond-Powered Biofuels: Making Little Green Goo into America’s Energy Source Using a complex (and still expensive) photosynthetic process, breakthrough innovators have developed biodiesel and ethanol from an unlikely source that can double its output overnight and just might help give alternative energy [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Cleantech Smackdown: Algae vs. Soybeans While some see algae as the ideal source for biofuels, industry watchers at ThinkEquity’s Greentech Summit in San Francisco on Thursday said the technology is likely to be years away. More from this Red Herring report Nature [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae + Garbage = Clean BiofuelThat’s the plan in Virginia, where $1.5 million in research grants for clean energy are being dolled out by the state. About a third of that money will go to a project seeking to grow algae in [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Using the sea to grow biofuel One reason the sea (unlike the land) is not covered with plants is that it lacks crucial nutrients—iron, in particular. Add iron, the theory goes, and you will promote the growth of algae. These will absorb [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. International Energy Launches ‘Algae to Oil’ Initiatives Press Release Unlike Food Crops or Cellulosic Materials, Algae Produce Oil Naturally and Can Be Processed to Make Biofuel, the Renewable Equivalent of Petroleum, and Refined to Make Gasoline, Diesel and Jet Fuel VANCOUVER, British [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Better Than Corn? Algae Set to Beat Out Other Biofuel Feedstocks Forget corn, sugar cane, and even switchgrass. Some experts believe that algae is set to eclipse all other biofuel feedstocks as the cheapest, easiest, and most environmentally friendly way to produce [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae bio-diesel from Sunderbans, India Indrani Dutta, Aug 2007 Sunderbans chosen as a site for proposed algae cultivation KOLKATA: The Sundarbans delta, an archipelago of some 100 islands spread over 4,262 sq. km. on the Indian side of the Bay of Bengal, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Greenbox: Bio-Fuel From Car Fumes 28 Aug 2007 Greenbox is the name given to a new technology being touted as the next innovation that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The technology has been developed through the research of Derek Palmer, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae based alt energy cos join forces for $250M biorefinery Two Arizona alternative energy outfits are joining forces to commercialize a patented technology to produce biofuel from algae. Diversified Energy Corp. in Gilbert and XL Renewables Inc. in Vicksburg, have formed a [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. LiveFuels Hires Senior NREL Biofuel Engineer Press release MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 24, 2007 — LiveFuels Inc., a privatelyfunded developer of algae-to-biocrude, today announced the appointment ofJohn Sheehan as Vice President of Strategy and Sustainable Development.With more than 16 years of experience [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. An Israeli company drills for oil in algae The Israeli company Seambiotic has found a way to produce biofuel by channeling smokestack carbon dioxide emissions through pools of algae that clean it. The growing algae thrives on the added nutrients, and become [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. The challenge of algae fuel: An expert speaks Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that everyone loves. An acre of algae can produce 50 times more oil than an acre of soy, estimates John Sheehan, now vice president [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae-based biofuel producer ventures into Mexico Aug 2007 PetroSun Inc. has set up a Mexican subsidiary to manage the company’s algae-to-biofuel operations in the Latin American country. The new subsidiary, PetroSun BioFuels Mexico, will enter into joint ventures to produce algal oil, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae to Biofuels Startup lands funding from Imperium Aug 2007 A Tacoma startup by the name of Inventure Chemical has raised about $1.5 million to continue development on a chemical process that turns algae into biodiesel and ethanol. One of the biggest [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. OriginOil Launches Corporate Website Aug 2007 OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, launched its corporate website recently. The website is the first glimpse into the [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. ASU Researchers trying to get jet fuel from algae David van den Berg, The Arizona Republic, Aug. 6, 2007 A team of researchers at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus in Mesa is involved in a project to turn oil produced from algae [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Energy from green goo Several San Diego scientists are forming a new research center to tap energy from a source that is environmentally friendly and literally green: algae. Microscopic algae are the ultimate crop for producing biodiesel because they grow quickly and [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. ASU researchers partner with UOP to make biofuel for military jets a reality August 2, 2007 News Release Project sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) focuses on demonstrating efficient conversion of vegetable and algal oils to Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8) MESA, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Valcent Products Inc.: Vertigro Joint Venture and SGCEnergia Form European Biodiesel Feedstock Company 26 Jul 2007 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — 07/26/07 — Vertigro and SGCEnergia, the biofuels division of the SGC Group of Portugal, have agreed to form a joint venture company to [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Algae, weeds are key to biofuel future, says CSIRO Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) deemed the move to use non-food feedstocks as the only way to save the nation’s beleaguered biofuel industry. Dr. Tom Beer, leader of CSIRO’s Transport [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. One of the awardees for Western Region (USA) Sun Grant Initiative 2007 award is David Holland of Washington State Univ:”Assessment of salt tolerant algae as a potential biodiesel feedstock through genetic screening and field tests. • Regional Economic Analysis of Feedstock Production [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Here Comes Pond Scum Power Algae biodiesel isn’t practical yet, but startups and giants are enthusiastically exploring the possibilities – by Gail Edmondson, BusinessWeek In a world spooked by global warming and thirsty for nonpolluting fuel, lowly algae hold a potent appeal. [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. GSPI Releases Algae Biodiesel R&D Video 20 Nov 2007 – Green Star Products, Inc. today announced that it has decided to release a video illustrating some advanced algae production research. The 5-minute video is available on Green Star’s website, GreenStarUSA.com. Biotech Research, [...]
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