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Canadian government funds eight carbon-capture technology projects

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The federal government has put up $140 million for eight projects aimed at refining and proving carbon capture and storage technology. The Great Plains Synfuels plant in North Dakota pipes its CO2 to the Estevan oilfield, where it is injected into the ground to create pressure that will allow the [...]

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[ More ] April 18th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Energy-Investments |

Powerful Ideas: Wringing Oil from Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Currently, there are two main strategies for growing algae: open ponds or closed bioreactors. Ponds are cheaper, but there’s a danger of unwanted species blowing in. In either case, one of the difficult steps is separating the tiny organisms from the water. Ohio-based AlgaeVenture Systems announced a new way to [...]

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[ More ] April 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Oilgae Algae Energy Group Started @ Enexions

You are at: Oilgae Blog. We have started a group for Algae Energy @ Enexions. Enexions is an online platform that helps communities involve themselves in sustainability related activities, and the platform has some cool features that can be used by communities such as the one at Oilgae. You can join the Oilgae Algae Energy [...]

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[ More ] April 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy |

Lipid Productivity Of Algae Grown On Dairy Wastewater As A Possible Feedstock For Biodiesel

You are at: Oilgae Blog. An excellent document on using dairy waste water as a effort to produce energy from waste- “LIPID PRODUCTIVITY OF ALGAE GROWN ON DAIRY WASTEWATER AS A POSSIBLE FEEDSTOCK FOR BIODIESEL” byCalifornia Polytechnic University.By the way, have you subscribed to the Oilgae Blog?; How about joining the Oilgae mailing list?; and [...]

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[ More ] April 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Cultivation-Sewage |

Iowa Approves $2 Million for Algae Fuel Project

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Iowa energy officials have approved more than $2 million for an effort to grow algae at a southwest Iowa ethanol plant and use the material to make fuel. The 18-member Iowa Power Fund Board approved the $2,085,000 grant to assist in the commercialization of algae production technology. The project by [...]

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[ More ] April 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Investments |

Exaggerated Claims in Algae Oil Yield

You are at: Oilgae Blog. While some companies (such as Solazyme) say they will be capable of producing algae oil at competitive prices in two to three years, only a little algae oil has been produced to date, very few of the fifty plus companies have received funding, and it will be a long way [...]

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[ More ] April 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Cost |

Oxygen Producing Algae Bioreactor & Thermal Electricity Generator Win The Pete Conrad Sprit of Innovation Awards

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Conrad Foundation, in partnership with NASA Ames Research Center, today announced the winners of The Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards, a competition for high school students to contribute to America’s goal of improving science education by building a grassroots community of socially engaged scientists. The winners and their [...]

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[ More ] April 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algenol Works With Mexican Government for Algae Ethanol Commercialization

You are at: Oilgae Blog. To see the face of the future of alga ethanol, one would only need to look toward Algenol, the sole company that has discovered how to make the alternative fuel. Although macro-algae (seaweed) has been fermented for hundreds of year, Algenol has invented a method of fermenting micro-algae, something no [...]

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[ More ] April 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Ethanol |

Ghufran Siddiqui’s Algae project- won at Lambton Science Fair

You are at: Oilgae Blog. “Most people don’t want algae but it can be useful,” said Ghufran Siddiqui, a Grade 11 student at Northern Collegiate. His project exploring ways to create a clean hydrogen fuel using algae earned him the top prize in the senior division and admission to the Canadian science fair.He showed removing [...]

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[ More ] April 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae Biofuel Gains Importance in Aviation Industry

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Starting in 2013, up to 100 European airports will take part in a plan to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the continent’s airspace by half a million tonnes a year by using a different landing approach and planning the use of bio-fuels, aviation industry groups said. Industry officials have [...]

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[ More ] April 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel, Algae-Cultivation |

BioMara Research Project on Algae Biofuel

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The €6 million BioMara research project – investigating the feasibility of using algae to produce biofuel – is launched today by Scotland’s Energy Minister, Jim Mather. With the European Parliament calling for 10% of road transport fuel to come from renewable sources by 2020, sustainable, industrial-scale biofuel production has become [...]

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[ More ] April 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Sapphire Energy’s Algae Fuel Process

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Sapphire Energy’s algae fuel process has been used successfully to make the three most important fuels, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, Pyle says, and all three products have been independently certified to meet fuel standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials. In September 2008, Sapphire Energy raised [...]

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[ More ] April 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Products |

Algae Biofuel Facility in Houston

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Barry Cohen takes the concept of going green to a whole new level. As director of the National Algae Association, he is a leading advocate of curbing U.S. dependence on oil by harnessing the power of tiny, green waterborne plants known to most as pond scum. In the U.S., there [...]

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[ More ] April 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Investments |

Cheaper way of Making Biodiesel from Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Chemists reported development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel — a discovery they predict could one day lead to U.S. independence from petroleum as a fuel. The study was presented recently at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical [...]

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[ More ] April 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Products |

APS to Bury C02, Run Experimental Algae-biofuel Plants

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Arizona’s largest utility, Arizona Public Service, received a one-year aquifer protection permit March 25 from US EPA Region 9 and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to experimentally pump 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide (also known as carbon sequestration) into a deep-aquifer saline formation of groundwater 3500 feet below [...]

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[ More ] April 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Cultivation |

Algae Biofuel in 2009 Science Fair Project

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Memorial High School sophomore’s 2009 science fair project delved into the science of creating biofuel from algae. Becky Takacs, who was tied for the first in the high school microbiology division of the 2009 VISD (Victoria Independent School District)Science and Engineering Fair, said, ” It could have helped the [...]

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[ More ] April 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae for Seaport’s Energy Needs

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Venetian port authority’s deal with Enalg, announced last week, represents one of the latest and highest-profile forays into algae-fueled energy production. As detailed in the port’s news release, the plan calls for construction of a $273 million, 40-megawatt power plant by 2011, using technology pioneered by Washington-based Solena Group. [...]

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[ More ] April 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Products |

Thermo-chemical Conversion to Make Biofuels From Algae – A Reality

You are at: Oilgae Blog. “Key advantages for algae include prolific growth rates and relatively high oil contents in certain species,” said Lance Schideman, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Missouri.”In addition, algae can help clean up water resources with excess nutrients and can be grown on [...]

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[ More ] April 1st, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Products |

Indonesia and South Korea to Develop Biofuel from Seaweed

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to develop a seaweed-based biofuel as part of the two countries’ commitment to encourage green energies and tackle global warming. The use of seaweed as the raw material for biofuel production is expected to draw support from environmentalists, who recently criticized the use of [...]

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[ More ] April 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation-Marine |
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