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American Company to Produce Algae Biofuel

Extreme Biodiesel, a wholly owned subsidiary of BookMerge Technology, a US-based alternative fuel and recycling company is going to produce algae biodiesel (A100) for SunEco systems. SunEco is now finalizing the ‘million mile test’ with J.B. Hunt Trucking with fuel produced by Extreme Biodiesel. BookMerge and SunEco are planning for the next step to bring [...]

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[ More ] January 27th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, algae biodiesel USA, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Novel Conversion Process to Make Algae Fuels a Reality

Research team under Johannes A. Lercher of Technische Universität München has introduced a new catalytic process that allows the effective conversion of biopetroleum from microalgae into diesel fuels. Traditional methods for refining oil from microalgae suffer from various disadvantages. The resulting fuel either has too high an oxygen content and poor flow at low temperatures, [...]

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[ More ] January 12th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae Oil Extraction, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Sea Robots Farm Algae for Fuel

Although presently a small biofuel farm with only a small wind turbine, solar panel and a container of algae floating on water, Pennsylvania-based BEAR Oceanics envisions a fleet of tiny robots that could harvest the sea for algae which can then be converted to biodiesel. Six microbial genera will be used for the production of [...]

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[ More ] January 6th, 2012 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae, algae biodiesel USA, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy, Algae-Equipments, Algae-Fuel-Research, Algae-Oil-Companies |

School Students Build Classroom Bioreactors to Test Algae Fuels

Students from Cape Cornwall School in UK are going to build bioreactors in class for testing the viability of marine algae-based biofuels. The students will carry out the research with the help of grants from the Royal Society. According to Janine Walker, a biology teacher in the school, they are aiming at the best possible [...]

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[ More ] January 6th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Europe’s Largest Renewable Diesel Plant Opened

Neste Oil has officially opened the largest renewable diesel refinery in Europe, which is located in Rotterdam to produce the company’s renewable diesel NExBTL. The plant was built at € 670 million and has an annual production capacity of 1 billion liters of NExBTL. According to Neste Oil, the emissions benefit of the refinery’s output [...]

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[ More ] December 21st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, bio diesel-companies |

Universities of Georgia and Puerto Rico Researchers Unite for Algae Biofuels Project

Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) and University of Puerto Rico have come together to launch a renewable energy center to grow algae for biofuels. The center will be located in Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico and it aims at reducing the dependence of U.S on fossil fuels. US Department of Defense is [...]

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[ More ] December 20th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Cultivation-Biofuel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick – One-stop Destination for All about Algae Fuels!

CleanTick is an online cleantech community from the promoters of Oilgae. Cleantick has  recently launched  an online algae fuels community which aims to bring about all the algae fuel professionals, researchers and enthusiasts at one place for focussed discussions, and interactions on  specific topics pertaining to algae fuels. Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick provides you [...]

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[ More ] July 20th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Cultivation-Marine, Algae-Energy, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Cost, Algae-Energy-Events, Algae-Energy-Investments, Algae-Energy-Products, Algae-Fuel, Algae-Fuel-Research, Algae-Patents, Algae-Photobioreactor, Algae-Strains, Algae-Wastewater-Treatment |

Philippines to Explore the Algae Fuel World

The Government of Philippines is investigating the possibilities of using algae as a biofuel feedstock in the country. The Department of Agriculture (DA) of Philippines is in talks with renowned algae experts regarding the same. The DA – Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) called together the algae fuel experts for a preliminary consultation meeting which [...]

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[ More ] June 20th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, algae oil production, Algae-Biodiesel |

Algae for Bioremediation and Biofuel Production – A Synergistic Approach

Algae have captured global attention for its biofuel prospects, carbon sequestration capabilities and bioremediation potentials. While it has diverse roles to play in the world of clean technology, a synergistic approach to couple more than one application is less practised. While, CO2 capture and biofuel production has been demonstrated in commercial scale with reasonable success, [...]

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[ More ] April 15th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Wastewater-Treatment |

Algae Biofuels Poised for 72% CAGR – Report

The Japanese nuclear disaster was an ill omen to many but not necessarily for the world of alternative energy. The disaster indeed has re-awoken the world to the possibilities of alternative energy. While natural gas (Liquefied Natural Gas) would receive an immediate boost, it is obvious that the green technologies would also re-emerge as favourites. [...]

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[ More ] April 15th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Algae Biofuel can be Sustained in Deserts?

The desert might not seem an ideal setting for algae to thrive. But biologists believe its abundant sunlight and unused land could make it the perfect place for the tiny plants that can be used to make a versatile oil for food and fuel alike. One biologist, David Francis, now plans to make the UAE [...]

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[ More ] April 4th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Bio Fuel Systems Develops New Technique to Produce Bio-Oil from Algal Biomass

Bio Fuel Systems Inc., has established a 50-km square plant in Spain which produces bio-oil using a novel method. Almost 400 of the green tubes, filled with millions of microscopic algae, cover a plain near the city of Alicante, next to a cement works from which the CO2 is captured and transported via a pipeline. [...]

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[ More ] April 4th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-CO2-Capture |

Algae Biofuels can Compete Conventional Fuels with Latest Technology?

Algae biofuels, though popularly considered one of the promising fuel alternatives, have been criticised from time to time for their energy and capital-intensive nature and difficulties in harvesting. If reports are to be believed, John Sheehan, researcher and advisor at VG Energy has found ways to greatly mitigate these problems. By modifying a molecular trigger, [...]

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[ More ] April 2nd, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Algae Biofuels not Offered a Level Playing Field says Mary Rosenthal

” The federal tax policy actually discourages the production of low-carbon, renewable algae-based fuels, including drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, as well as ethanol, by failing to provide them the same incentives accorded to other advanced biofuel feedstocks. This lack of parity, where some feedstocks are favored and others like algae go unrecognized, acts [...]

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[ More ] April 1st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

National Algae Association Applauds DOE Funding for Advanced Biofuels

To support the goal announced by President Obama on March 30, 2011 to reduce America’s oil imports by one-third by 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will be accepting applications for $12 million in funding for laboratory or small pilot-scale projects that support the development of advanced biofuels. Successful projects will develop [...]

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[ More ] April 1st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Algal Biomass Organization Applauds President Obama’s Support of Biofuels

Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Algal Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, released a press statement supporting President Obama’s recent speech on energy policy. The statement said: “On behalf of the U.S. algae industry, I want to thank President Obama for his forceful support of domestic biofuels. The President called [...]

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[ More ] March 31st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Algae Trends for the Decade

  The following article is an excerpt from a technology, investment, and market study titled Algae 2020, Vol 2 (2011 update) from market research firm Emerging Markets Online. The excerpt provides a summary of findings and highlights 11 key trends for the algae industry from 2011 to the year 2020. 1. Renewable Oils for Biofuels [...]

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[ More ] March 31st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

New Technology to Prevent Contamination in Algae Cultivation

Algae Screen, a new technology that can help oil algae growth much easier by killing microscopic predators, without the use of chemicals, has been announced today by Origin Oil. The company’s press release says that their technology uses electromagnetic pulses to kill the microscopic invaders. Read more at http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20110328/algae-screennew-technology-kills-algaes-enemies-without-chemicals-unveiled-today.htm   Share this article Facebook Twitter [...]

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[ More ] March 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Canary Islands Advances the Use of Microalgae for Food and Biodiesel

A team of researchers from the Technological Institute of Canarias (ITC) have been able to produce new foods and enrich others, generate biodiesel and treat waste water with some microalgae and its derivatives.Microalgae are a source of “good” fatty acids, especially omega 3 and 6 of carotenoids and some may also serve for the food [...]

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[ More ] March 29th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Meal, Algae-Nutrients |

Algae can Reduce Reliance on Foreign Oil?

Pike Research, a market research and consulting firm, conservatively predicts that by 2020 algae biofuel production will reach 61 million gallons per year, command a market value of $1.3 billion, and sport an annual growth rate of 72 percent. With oil prices reaching $105 a barrel for the first time since 2008, the biofuel industry [...]

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[ More ] March 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Algae to Biofuel Plan on Eyre Peninsula

Environment engineer Stephen Bedford Clark is setting up an algae-to-biofuel processing plant at Darke Peak on Eyre Peninsula in a bid to bring down costs of fuel for the agricultural industry. See more http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/09/3159152.htm Share this article Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS

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[ More ] March 15th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Algae Rock Australia

Australia seems to be developing fast into a hub of algal biofuels. Algae Biofuels seems to hold the future of Australia, a country that is basically a desert, cut off from the global biomass trade by a tyranny of distance, with a carbon emissions problem. It is moving fast, excitement is high, and there’s a [...]

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[ More ] March 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Aggressive Funding Needed for R & D in Algae Biofuels

Researchers at ExxonMobil’s La Jolla greenhouse facility  are spending more than $600 million  in a partnership with Synthetic Genomics, Inc. in the algae biofuels sector. They believe that biofuels from photosynthetic algae have the following advantages: First, algae can be grown using land and water unsuitable for plant or food production, and algae use photosynthesis, [...]

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[ More ] February 25th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel |

Diversified Technologies Introduces Process to Extract Oils from Algal Cells

Diversified Technologies, Inc. has introduced a low-cost process for the pre-treatment of algae using pulsed electric field, or PEF, technology to streamline the extraction of oils from algal cells early in the biorefining process. The Diversified Technologies’ PEF Pre-Treatment of Algae for Oil Extraction Process applies 10-30 kV/cm electric pulses for 2 to 20 microseconds [...]

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[ More ] February 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Harvesting, Algae-Oil-Yield |

Sustainable Environmental Technologies Group Leader Speaks on Algae Biofuels Future

Sukh Sidhu, sustainable environmental technologies group leader in the University of Dayton Research Institute’s energy and environmental engineering division, recently discussed the possibility of algae as an alternative fuel source with SOCHE Talks. Sidhu is part of a team at the University of Dayton Research Institute working on a a two-year, $980,000 Air Force pollution-reduction [...]

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[ More ] February 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-Energy, bio diesel |

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