Oilgae Blog - The Latest from the World of Algae Fuels

Austria-based See-O-Two Developed Microalgae System for CO2 Capture

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Vienna, Austria-based See-O-Two has developed what it says is an industrial scale system to grow and use microalgae to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and convert it into biomass to produce biofuels and bioplastics. The company’s CEO Joachim Grill said its proprietary technology, developed in Austria and Germany, grows algae at [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Energy-Products, Algae-Fuel |

Leatham investigates Economics of Wild Algae Fuel

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Year 10 student Leatham Landon-Lane’s project investigating the economics and productivity of wild algae fuel took out the best exhibit prize at the Marlborough Lines Science and Technology Fair yesterday. Leatham used wild algae from a reservoir at his Waihopai Valley home to test biofuel company claims that 100,000 gallons [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Uncategorized |

Virginia Commonwealth University Studies Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. VCU’s department of biology began a study using algae as biofuel this summer. The project received $40,000 in funding from the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium, as well as $20,000 from VCU. VCU’s study began this summer and is expected to be completed by June 2010. Professor Paul Bukaveckas, who [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Australian Pork Industry Considers Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Australian pork industry believes it can be carbon neutral within five years. The peak industry body says consumers want to buy sustainably-produced food and cutting emissions from pig farms is an important part of that. Australian Pork Limited’s research and innovation manager, Darryl D’Souza, says emissions will be eliminated [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-CO2-Capture |

Duke and ENN Group to Work on Carbon-Capturing Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Power company Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday that it has struck its second deal in just over a month with a large Chinese power company to develop sources of low-carbon energy. Duke and ENN Group say ideas for potential development between the two include commercial solar projects, coal-based clean energy, [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-CO2-Capture |

OriginOil Execs Unveil New Algae Productivity Model at National Algae Association’s Quarterly Conference

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press Release: 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 that the National Algae Association’s (NAA) quarterly conference applauded OriginOil’s presentation of a first-ever comprehensive algae production model, developed with the Idaho National [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Equipments |

National Algae Association Awards Cyclone Power Technologies

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) received the “Algaepreneur 2009 Award” at the National Algae Association Conference, held last week in Houston, TX. The Algaepreneur Award honors companies and individuals who make important contributions to the development and commercialization of algae-based fuels. It is usually bestowed on algae fuel producers and [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Equipments |

Evaluation of Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK)

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Here is the link to an interesting pdf on ”Evaluation of Bio-Derived SyntheticParaffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK)“. It gives extensive data on composition and performance of Bio-SPK derived from jatropha, camelina and algae. By the way, have you subscribed to the Oilgae Blog?; How about joining the Oilgae mailing list?; and our forum [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

South Australia Takes a Lead in Algae Biofuel Production

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Australian Biofuels 2009 report declares that algae has significant potential advantages over existing biofuel crops. APAC Biofuel Consultants joint chief executive Mike Cochran said that South Australia had taken a lead in producing biofuels from algae.  Mr Cochran said SA seemed to be on the right track with its [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel |

Second Algae Biofuel Summit in India – A Great Success

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Organisers of the Second Algae Biofuel Summit 2009 in New Delhi (India) held during the second week of September are very satisfied with the outcome of the event, which was attended by researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs and industry delegates from over 20 Indian states and 12 countries across the globe. Mr. [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Diatoms Solar Panel – A Biofuel Producing Solar Panel

You are at: Oilgae Blog. T. V. Ramachandra, a professor of ecological sciences at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is working on the project of creating biological solar panel with IISc researchers Durga Mahapatra and Karthick Balasubramanian, along with Richard Gordon, a radiology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnepeg. The researchers propose [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Laboratory Glass Apparatus sells Lab Scale Algae Photobioreactor

You are at: Oilgae Blog. California-based Laboratory Glass Apparatus Inc,  sells a laboratory scale algae photobioreactor. This 30 l Algae photobioreactor has three ten litre glass tubes each with its own light and temperature controlled environment. Each tube can provide independent environmental variables for different algae cultures. For more details see: http://www.mbesinc.com/ad2.html About the company [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Photobioreactor |

Algenol: The Elephant in the Room

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Eric Wesoff  writes about algae to ethanol company Algenol under the title “Algenol: The Elephant in the Room” in greentech media By the way, have you subscribed to the Oilgae Blog?; How about joining the Oilgae mailing list?; and our forum to discuss on with others?

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Ethanol |

Arizona Public Service Co (APS) Gets $70.5 M for Emissions Study

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Arizona Public Service Co. will get $70.5 million in stimulus funds to study cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from coal power plants that contribute to global warming, the Energy Department said Tuesday. APS will use the money for a 60-acre research project at the Cholla Power Plant between Holbrook and Winslow on [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Investments |

LiveFuels Announced a Shift in its Business Plan

You are at: Oilgae Blog. LiveFuels recently announced a shift in its business plan – moving from algae fuel company to fish aquaculturist/fish oil/biofuel/co-products supplier. To date, the company has largely discussed raising different species of algae in open ponds to produce fuels. Today, it stated that it will grow algae, but then let filter-feeding [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Cultivation-Open-Pond, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Meal |

Virginia Tech Researcher Grows Algae Using Glycerol

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The rise in biodiesel production over the last decade means that the market can no longer absorb all the extra glycerol. Biodiesel producers must find alternative means for disposing of crude glycerol, which is prohibitively expensive to purify for industry use. Wen and his colleagues have developed a novel fermentation [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 18th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Meal |

"Algae: The New Oil" on September 17-18, 2009

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press Release: Attendees to Gather From 25 States and 7 Countries for National Algae Association Conference  “Algae: The New Oil” on September 17-18, 2009 National Algae Association is pleased to announce that OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry will present the first-ever algae productivity model at its conference later this week. The [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

Algae-Based Wastewater Oxidation Pond System (AIWPS) to Treat Ganga Water in Varanasi

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) plans to use AIWPS(Algal Based Wastewater Oxidation Pond System) for cleaning the Ganga under the second phase of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in Varanasi. Veer Bhadra Mishra, President of SMF and a member of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) said “The engineering fraternity [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Cultivation-Sewage, Algae-Wastewater-Treatment |

Algae-Covered Buildings Boost Biofuel Production

You are at: Oilgae Blog. A report recently released by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers suggests that sealed containers of algae photobioreactors could be integrated into the sides of buildings to produce biofuels and sequester carbon, adding a whole new meaning to the term ‘green building’. As the algae grows it sucks up CO2 from [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Photobioreactor |

W2 Energy Combine Coal Gasification and Algae Cultivation

You are at: Oilgae Blog. W2 Energy will be using the Pennsylvania coal to show the industry that its technology will make 100% clean fuel plus electricity from the Pennsylvania coal.  W2 Energy will be gasify the coal in the NT Plasmatron non thermal plasma reactor. In the NT Plasmatron, this high-quality Pennsylvania coal will [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-CO2-Capture |

Uppsala University Nanotechnology Department Creats Algae Battery

You are at: Oilgae Blog. According to Gizmag and the American Chemical Society publication, NANOLetters, the researchers have come up with a promising new battery technology. Scientists,Gustav Nystrom, Aamir Razaq, Maria Strømme†, Leif Nyholm and Albert Mihranyan at Uppsala Universitet in Sweden were looking for a way to turn deadly “blooming” algae found in oceans [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Products |

Carbon Dioxide Sources and the Production Of Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Contributed Post: SAM A. RUSHING ADVANCED CRYOGENICS, LTD. P.O. Box 419, Tavernier, FL 33070 USA Tel 305 852 2597 Fax 2598 rushing@terranova.net www.carbondioxideconsultants.com Background In the world of biofuels, algae is under the spotlight as a major destination of interest for CO2 usage from power and chemical projects, from the [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-CO2-Capture |

Universities Conduct Joint Studies into Water Purification and Algae Harvesting

You are at: Oilgae Blog. UJ chemical technology professor Bhekie Mamba will lead the South African research teams while Professor Sammy Boussiba and Professor Yoram Oren will head up the projects in Israel.They will be assisted by Professor Eric Hoek, of UCLA, a renowned expert in the fields of water purification and microalgal biotechnology. Mamba [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation-Marine, Algae-Energy, Algae-Energy-Products |

Anti-methane Feed for Cattle: Marine Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. That started JCU nutritionist Dr Tony Parker and marine scientist Professor Rocky de Nys thinking about the potential of seaweed as a low-methane fodder source—in particular the fast-growing “green tide” of algae that can be used to soak up excess nutrient in treatment of water used by aquaculture. Some of [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation-Marine, Algae-Methane |

Building the New Exciting Algae Biofuel and Biomass Industry One Company at a Time

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press Release: September 17-18, 2009Sheraton North Houston Algae has been researched in the U.S. for over 35 years. Algae is renewable fuel, does not affect the food channel and consumes CO2. The US needs to get off foreign oil, become energy independent and create new green jobs. Due to the [...]

Share and Enjoy
[ More ] September 10th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |
  • Page 1 of 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • >

Recent Post

Most Popular

Popular Today