You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Holland (Michigan) may be in line for a $7 million state-funded pilot project to combine wastewater and carbon dioxide to grow algae for biofuel and animal feed. Lawmakers are expected this month to complete work on grants for targeted industries worth hundreds […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. HR Biopetroleum has joined with Shell on a company, Cellana, that is one of about 20 worldwide looking to commercialize algae technology. Shonsey said Cellana has a leg up on the competition because it already has a patented process and research expertise […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. When it comes to jet fuel, there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the aviation industry is working hard to develop clean, renewable alternatives to petroleum. The bad news? None of them will be coming to […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Toronto, Jun 2008 “Biodiesel from algae has the potential to replace petro fuels”, boasts entrepreneur Nick Mashin. Currently, biofuels are largely derived from oil seed crops such as canola, soybean, rapeseed and palm oil. The competition between food and fuel uses has […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Three airlines are joining the newly-formed Algal Biomass Organisation (ABO), a non-profit organisation which aims to promote the development of commercially viable transportation and power-generation fuels, as well as other non-energy applications, from algae biomass. Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines and Virgin […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Joint project to use coal to grow algae for biofuels Algae’s clout as a fuel feedstock seems to rise every day. Inventure Chemical and Seambiotic announced this week a joint venture to create biofuels from algae fed by a coal-fired power plant. […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. GreenFuel Technologies, a closely watched algae start-up, has hired a new CEO to place interim CEO Bob Metcalfe. Simon Upfill-Brown will join the company in mid-July from Haltermann Custom Processing, where he was CEO of the chemical manufacturing firm. He was general […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Closely held Solazyme Inc. is set to announce shortly that its algae-derived biodiesel meets the American Society for Testing and Materials specification for diesel fuel. This means it can go into existing diesel engines without modifications. Solazyme says it is the first […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. A Californian start-up company promising “green crude” fuel from algae has been given $50m (£25.33m) in funding from investors, including Britain’s biggest charity, the Wellcome Trust. The year-old start-up, Sapphire Energy, came out of “stealth mode” this week with an announcement that […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Thus asks this article from Daily Times, Pakistan With the costs of edible oil spiraling in the international market, experts are keen on finding solutions for the crisis that is engulfing developing countries, including Pakistan. Interestingly, one of the top contenders for […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Inventure Chemical has announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Seambiotic Ltd. (based in Tel Aviv, Israel) to construct a pilot commercial biofuel plant in Israel, using algae created from CO2 emissions as feedstock. The plant will utilize high-yield […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. American Algae Growers Corportation (AAGC) is a new company dedicated to the production of eco-friendly oil by “feeding reclaimed emissions from coal and gas burning facilities to an oil producing algae,” it says. Nature gave us oil from algae; perhaps we should […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Press release LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) OriginOil, Inc. , the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced today the filing of its fourth patent application. The […]