You are at: Oilgae Blog. University of Chicago scientists have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought. In addition, they have found that the increasing acidity correlates with increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The ocean plays a significant role in global carbon cycles. When atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves in […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. EKU will establish a Center for Renewable and Alternative Fuel Technologies (CRAFT), that will be spearheaded by three professors from the agriculture and economics departments.The EKU biofuel project will be different from two energy-related research efforts conducted through the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research. That center is […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Bowler’s team has demonstrated that when iron deficiency occurs processes such as photosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation are suppressed. Other studies, which hail diatoms as champions in capturing carbon dioxide, suggest a bold strategy of using iron as a fertilizer to provoke massive diatom blooms. “Once they have feasted, the weight […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. GreenFuel Technologies Corporation and Aurantia, SA announced the second phase of their joint project to develop and scale algae farming technologies in the Iberian Peninsula. Initiated in December 2007 at the Holcim cement plant near Jerez, Spain, the project’s goal is to demonstrate that industrial CO2 emissions can be economically […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Green Star Products, Inc. opened a new commercial division to distribute consumer earth-friendly products on Nov- 3. This new consumer division will handle wholesale and retail distribution of these green products, and will operate separately from Green Star’s core business, which is the Biofuels, Algae Biomass and biorefinery business. The […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae-based transportation fuel could reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by over 160 million tonnes, according to the Carbon Trust. The organisation has set up a funding initiative to boost research and development into algae biofuels with the aim of creating an alternative to fossil fuels by 2020. It has set […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. GreenFuel Technologies Corporation and Aurantia, SA announced the second phase of their joint project to develop and scale algae farming technologies in the Iberian Peninsula on october 21. The Holcim cement plant was initiated in December 2007 near Jerez, Spain, the project’s goal is to demonstrate that industrial CO2 emissions […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Seattle-based Inventure Chemical and Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic announced this week a joint venture to create biofuels from algae fed by a coal-fired power plant. Apparently, this is an idea growing in popularity. Seambiotic has developed a way to convert algae to biodiesel, ethanol, or specialty chemicals, and they’re testing their […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. One key difficulty with algae is yields – typically, many algae growing in a natural state only produces about one percent by weight of the hydrocarbons desired. Now new a new research program from the University of Virginia aims to change that. The new program, funded by a UVA Collaborative […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. 2008 ALGAE BIOMASS SUMMIT SPEAKERS This is the entire list of summit speakers at the recently held Algae Biomass Summit in Washington. The list might be useful to many of you who are making efforts in the algae to fuel domain. MARK P. ALLEN, P.E. CEO & Co-Founder A2BE CARBON […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. GreenFuel Technologies, Aurantia developing joint algae project in Spain Biofuels company GreenFuel Technologies said it is moving forward on a 247 acre project in Spain that will grow algae for use in fuel, as well as food and animal feed. The company is partnering with Spain’s Aurantia SA on the […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. This is a press release courtesy of Portland General Electric (PGE) A cutting-edge experiment now underway at the Boardman Power Plant in Morrow County, Ore., could help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired electric generating stations nationwide. Portland General Electric (PGE) and Columbia Energy Partners (CEP) are testing whether […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Now, armed with patents, several test facilities around the world, and some $70 million in private backing, Algenol is targeting its first large-scale ethanol production facility with output that may rival that of some of the category’s largest U.S. players. Algenol recently inked a partnership with BioFields, which has committed […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Kansas City Business Journal Burns & McDonnell, the Kansas City engineering firm, is working to cultivate emerging green technology that uses algae to stem pollution and create fuel. Robert Healy, a senior manager with the firm, promotes nationwide the two-pronged benefit of using algae to absorb some carbon dioxide emissions […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Found something interesting in this article which gives the latest updates on PetroAlgae in Melbourne, Australia “The key to making it financially feasible is for algae farms to get paid two ways, John Benneman said. First, farms should get paid for getting rid of unwanted products that algae will eat, […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Some latest news articles on oil from algae Algae: Biofuel of the future? – University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Joint project to use coal to grow algae for biofuels Algae’s clout as a fuel feedstock seems to rise every day. Inventure Chemical and Seambiotic announced this week a joint venture to create biofuels from algae fed by a coal-fired power plant. […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. The city’s Station Two power plant near Sebree could become the latest site for research into whether algae could hold some hope for capturing and recycling carbon dioxide emissions. The Henderson Utility Commission earlier this week gave conditional approval to allowing University […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Using the sea to grow biofuel One reason the sea (unlike the land) is not covered with plants is that it lacks crucial nutrients—iron, in particular. Add iron, the theory goes, and you will promote the growth of algae. These will absorb […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Greenbox: Bio-Fuel From Car Fumes 28 Aug 2007 Greenbox is the name given to a new technology being touted as the next innovation that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The technology has been developed through the research of Derek Palmer, […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. An Israeli company drills for oil in algae The Israeli company Seambiotic has found a way to produce biofuel by channeling smokestack carbon dioxide emissions through pools of algae that clean it. The growing algae thrives on the added nutrients, and become […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Here Comes Pond Scum Power Algae biodiesel isn’t practical yet, but startups and giants are enthusiastically exploring the possibilities – by Gail Edmondson, BusinessWeek In a world spooked by global warming and thirsty for nonpolluting fuel, lowly algae hold a potent appeal. […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Iron Fertilization Of Oceans: A Real Option For Carbon Dioxide Reduction? ScienceDaily (Jun. 10, 2007) — Over the last weeks, commercial efforts have been launched to manipulate a portion of the Pacific Ocean to increase the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. GreenFuel Technologies Corporation Appoints Guillermo Espiga Chief Financial Officer CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, a leading developer of algae bioreactor systems that recycle carbon dioxide emissions into clean renewable biofuels, has announced the appointment of Guillermo Espiga as Chief Financial Officer. GreenFuel’s […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Did You Hear the One About the Seaweed? By Hadas Kroitoru, April 29, 2007 Israeli company Seambiotic is using a new environmentally friendly technology to create a product contingent on the color green. Seaweed is being brewed by Seambiotic in eight open […]