Utah State University receives grant for study of algae

Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 posted by Ecacofonix @ 11:45 AM

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Utah State University will share a $900,000 government research grant for biofuel production.

The Utah school will team with Montana State University to grow species of algae that thrive in geothermal vents and the Great Salt Lake in a test of their oil content.

USU energy lab director Jeff Muhs says algae that can withstand saline environments are useful because they could possibly be used to produce fuels using plentiful ocean water, sparing more valuable fresh water.

The research is one of six biofuel projects around the country funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Analysing Algae as a Source of Fuel - A Report by Research & Markets

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This research report, Analyzing Algae as a Source of Fuel – covers the huge potential of algae to serve as fuel for the energy-hungry world we live in. The report explores the technologies involved in the process of converting algae into biofuel, the advantages and disadvantages of algae, the challenges facing the industry in commercializing this technology and much more.

A profile of the leading players in this emerging field who are making waves in technological developments is included in the report. Also of interest are two case studies – one on using algae as jet fuel in the future and one of the Maalaea Power Plant based in Hawaii and how it is deriving power from algae.

Basic information about algae is also provided in the report.

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Algae Scientist Takaaki Maekawa Praises OriginOil's Technology Results

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Initial Growth Numbers Suggest Viable Return on Investment.

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that a prominent algae scientist, Professor Emeritus Takaaki Maekawa, has made a positive evaluation of the company's technology.

Takaaki Maekawa is professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba's Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences in Japan. His recent research themes have included "Development of Controlled Ecological Life Support system with Co2 Fixation, Algae, Solid Fermentation." Professor Maekawa reviewed the initial algae production metrics from OriginOil's first Helix BioReactor(TM) prototype.

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Algae into Oil @ Sturgis, Michigan by Optional Energy Partners

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Dr. Jay Newman is the President of Optional Energy Partners, he told Newschannel 3 that "we have yet to talk to a single person who's said 'boy this is a dumb idea.'"

Dr. Newman and his partner, Tom Butler, think algae is the future. As oil prices rise, algae made into bio-fuel could replace it at one quarter of the cost of pumping oil. The two men hope to get Optional Energy Partners up and running in the next few months, but they've got some stiff competition across the country as Bill Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation are working on turning algae into oil themselves.

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