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Alabama Grant Furthers Cultivating Algae for Biofuel

30 Apr 2007, via RenewableEnergyAccess.com

Gov. Bob Riley has awarded a $10,000 grant to Auburn University to conduct a study to determine the economic and technical feasibility of cultivating pond algae commercially as a source for biofuel, says the REA article.

The study will examine the growth rates of algae in Alabama and the technology currently available to harvest the algae and extract the oil needed for biodiesel. If the results of the study are favorable, the University will then start a two-acre pilot pond and develop one or more 10-100-acre demonstration ponds.

I'm wondering: 10,000 $? The oil industry spends billions trying to get the last drop of oil out of earth, and a promising alternative gets one-one-hundred-thousandth of a billion! Hmmph...

But let me not complain too much, guess got to be glad that some folks are willing to grant at least that much money. It could be worse, can't it be?

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Boeing looks to algae as alternative aviation fuel

By Aimée Turner, Flight Global

Massive cultivation of oil-rich, CO2-absorbing algae pools covering an area equivalent to the size of Austria - or Maryland in the US - could hold the key to eliminating aviation’s contribution to global warming.

Speaking to flightglobal.com, Boeing’s alternative fuel expert Dave Daggett explains that algae has been elevated by the US aircraft manufacturer to front-runner status in terms of its potential to become a viable alternative aviation fuel.

Read the full interview from here @ Flight Global

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From Seaweed to Fuel

Hadas Kroitoru, April 29, 2007

Israeli company Seambiotic is using a new environmentally friendly technology to create a product from seaweeds.

Seaweed is being brewed by Seambiotic in eight open pools on property belonging to the Israeli Electric Company (IEC). The company's smokestack emissions, otherwise polluting carbon dioxide, are being redirected to "feed" Seambiotic's algae, a product which goes on to feed animals, humans, and can also be used as biofuel.

Seambiotic, founded in 2003, grows marine micro-algae primarily for livestock feed and nutritional supplements for humans. It can also use algae to create biofuel.

Read the full article from here @ The Media Line

Nature gave us oil from algae; perhaps we should try Nature's way again

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algOS - Biodiesel from Algae Open Source

Oilgae has a focus on biodiesel production from algae while also discussing alternative energy in general.