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Algae Ethanol Producer Aquatic BioEnergy Raises $800,000

South Dakota-based algae fuel start-up Aquatic BioEnergy, which is using sea weeds for ethanol production, has raised $800,000 in private equity. The company uses sewer water or CO2 stripped from a power stack to feed the algae. Two years of lab analysis have led to the company’s current pilot facility in Sioux Falls,which employs 45,000 gallons of tank space [...]

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[ More ] May 25th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, algae biodiesel USA, algae oil production, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-Cultivation-Sewage |

Sixth Grader Wins Award for Algae Biofuel Project

David Truilo is just 12 years old. But his concern towards sustainability and environmental protection is appreciable. And that concern has brought him to the first place at the State Science Engineering Fair that took place in Florida. If you know what fetched him the award, you will be surprised. Yes! the kid’s project was [...]

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[ More ] May 23rd, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, algae biodiesel USA, algae oil production, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Have an Algae Fuel Question?

In my previous post I had mentioned that a new online Algae  Fuels Community @ CleanTick has been launched by the promoters of Oilgae. This algae fuels community now comprises about 500+ algae fuel experts and enthusiasts, most of whom are very actively participating in discussions, starting pages related to algae fuels, showcasing their projects [...]

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[ More ] August 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae, Algae- Photosynthesis, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Cultivation |

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 |

Grand Opening of Commercial-scale Algae Bioreactor Project in Iowa

BioProcess Algae LLC’s commercial-scale bioreactor project had a grand opening in Shenandoah, Iowa on the 15th of April. Located at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.’s 65 MMgy ethanol plant, the project was opened by the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The commercial scale bioreactors, which began operating in February, is to demonstrate the value of [...]

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[ More ] April 18th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Energy-Efficiency |

Addressing Knowledge Gaps will make Algae Biofuels Sustainable

As we all know, algae is emerging as a very attractive biofuel feedstock in recent years. However, it is yet to hold the promise of being the sustainable alternative the whole world is in search of. In one of the previous blog posts, I had mentioned that the issue of sustainability has to be handled [...]

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[ More ] April 14th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-Energy, Algae-Fuel-Research |

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 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol, Algae-Energy, bio diesel |

Cellulosic ethanol from algae – facts and status

Cellulosic ethanol has been in the news for a while, and I’ll be surprised if you have not heard about it. Essentially, cellulosic ethanol refers to the ethanol derived from the cellulosic component of plants. A lot of woody parts of the plants, stems, leaves etc. – are rich in cellulose. Thus, cellulosic ethanol provides [...]

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[ More ] September 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol |

Forecasting the Future of Ethanol & Biodiesel

You are at: Oilgae Blog; see also: Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Matt @ Biodiesel in the News, in this article on the future prediction for ethanol and biodiesel, provides a nice summary of another (guess longer) article on the future predictions of production volumes of biodiesel and ethanol.. This is indeed an [...]

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[ More ] October 12th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel-Ethanol |

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