A Colorado State University project to grow and harvest ocean macroalgae for biofuel production has received support from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). ARPA-E has poured over $22 million into their Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources (MARINER) program, with the aim of establishing the U.S. as a leader in biofuel production. CSU Energy […]

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc.  announced a new phase in their joint algae biofuel research program that could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel per day by 2025. The new phase of research includes an outdoor field study that will grow naturally occurring algae in several contained ponds in California. […]

Nutrex Hawaii, Inc. is pleased to announce that its BioAstin® Hawaiian Astaxanthin® and MD Formulas™ have received The International GMO Evaluation and Notification Program™ (IGEN) verification. BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant supplement derived from natural microalgae grown on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. IGEN is a third-party certification program […]

An accidental discovery by an LSU professor could help Mardi Gras “go green.” Every year tens of thousands of plastic beads end up on the street and eventually make their way to landfills. It’s not environmentally friendly, but that could change.  LSU Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Naohiro Kato has come up with an innovative way […]

One of the key challenges in using microalgae as an alternative source of omega-3 oils is the difficulty and high cost associated with separating out the algal biomass from its watery culture medium.  Membrane filters tend to get clogged and most manufacturers have to resort to the use of energy intensive and expensive continuous flow […]

Australian manufacturer Algae.Tec has signed an exclusive commercial supply and collaboration agreement with the largest aquarist supplier in North America. Seachem Laboratories is a leading supplier of products for aquariums – including freshwater, seawater, reefs and ponds – and has more than 2,500 dealers and outlets in the US alone. Under the agreement, Algae.Tec will […]

The canning industry organization Anfaco-Cecopesca and the Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Centre (Ctaqua) will work on a project focused on the management and valorization of macroalgae that grow without control in areas where aquaculture is developed. Macroalgae growth in areas where aquaculture is developed can affect the daily activities of this sector, since the management of their removal as waste […]

Red seaweeds play a critical role in economies worldwide, as they are used in hair products, toothpaste and food. A researcher in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology received the Ray Lankester Investigatorship, which allows her to carry out research with a colleague at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. This work […]

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) said confirmed sightings have been made of sargassum on Mayaro beaches. The ODPM said it received reports of significant quantities of seaweed off the south-eastern coast of Trinidad, mainly on the Mayaro Beach.  Sargassum is a genus of large brown seaweed (a type of algae) that floats in […]

The Sabah seaweed industry has penetrated the international markets and China, Philippines and Japan were among the country’s importers. Fisheries Department Director-General Datuk Munir Mohd Nawi said the European Union members were also keen to import seaweed but this was dependent on the quality. Source

Green Plains, the No. 2 ethanol producer in the country started off with trying to grow algae in reactors using recycled heat, water and carbon dioxide from its ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. The company’s idea of supplying the world’s fish farms with feed derived from the algae experiments seems closer than ever, currently. And […]

The Natural Algae Astaxanthin Association (NAXA) announced that Chile-based Atacama Bio is its newest executive member. Atacama Bio has been producing natural astaxanthin derived from Haematococcus pluvialis since 2003 in the Atacama Desert in Chile on its 250-acre facility using closed and open photo-bioreactors. NAXA members commit to a Code of Ethics and each member’s raw material is tested in order to […]