Clearas Water Recovery, a US based company has developed a process to use algae to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from public wastewater treatment plants, keeping waterways from being inundated with the compounds that starve fish and plant life of oxygen. In turn, the algae can be sold to other companies for fertilizer, biofuels and other uses. […]

Las Cruces Utilities has collaborated with New Mexico State University on a project funded by Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. The project mainly deals with the production of biofuels from algae grown in wastewater. National Science Foundation is funding $5 million for a course of 10 years while Department of Energy is funding […]

While comparing the role of algae in the treatment for municipal and industrial wastewater, there are some roles that are common and some that are not. Both types of wastewater typically go through primary, secondary and tertiary stages. In the primary stage, the water is treated for removable solids. The generic processes in this stage […]

Cleaning up the wastewater generated by STP’s and industrial waste water treatment plants are not as easy as it sounds. There are several challenges associated with growing algae in such conditions. The algae-based wastewater treatment technology is highly dependent on several environmental conditions most of which have been discussed in this blog post. Some of […]

Algae are considered to be one of the cleanest agents that is available on earth, in addition to the fact that algae are responsible for consuming most of the CO2 and releasing the most amount of oxygen that keeps us alive, algae are also employed as a bioremediation in cleaning waste water released from diverse […]

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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 […]

French agricultural research organization the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) has launched a 160 million Euro collaborative platform, named “GreenStars”, for producing biofuels and high added value products using  microalgae feeding on nutrients contained in waste and CO2 emitted from industries. INRA has collaborated with 45 partners for this project and it hopes to be […]

A new project which is to be launched in America’s South Sioux City will utilize waste water for algae cultivation and the algae will in turn be used for fish feed and energy generation. In the collaborative pilot project, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and US-based company Clean Energy Chesapeake will focus on algae cultivation for […]

Millwood-based Inland Empire Paper Co. is studying a new biological technology to reduce the amount of phosphorus in the wastewater it discharges into the Spokane River during its paper-making process. For about two years, the 100-year-old paper mill has been working with Corvallis, Mont.-based AlgEvolve Inc., to study a wastewater treatment technology that company has […]

Algae fuels commercialization faces challenges in every part of the value chain. Starting from strain selection to product extraction there are biological  and engineering breakthroughs which are required to make algae fuels a reality. With respect to harvesting, the main issue is the energy required to remove the algae cells from the liquid media. A company by […]

This article ( also sent as a newsletter) written by Narsi Santhanam provides useful insights on the importance of diatoms and some details about the Oilgae team ‘s visit to a company called Nualgi; This Indian-based company uses diatoms for bio remediation of waste water – Interesting stuff!!! Here you go.. As you all might […]

A link for a very useful FAQ on algae-based waste water treatment prepared by Oilgae team has been given below. Know All about Algae-based Waste Water Treatment from Oilgae Guide Some of the key questions which have been answered are: 1. Which are the key industries that are already using it, and which others have […]

Press release Soley Biotechnology Institute started to provide some bacteria mixtures for pond agriculture. Mixture 1: FOR REMOVING H2S FROM PONDS Oxidizing H2S by Bacteria Paracoccus pantotrophus 3 Billion cfu/ml Mixture 2: FOR INHIBITING HARMFUL BACTERIAL GROWTH WASTE DEGREDATION FOR HEALTHY YOUNG SHRIMP CULTURES Bacillus subtilis Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus pumilus 20 Billion cfu/ml Mixture 3: […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Hopewell launched the algae demonstration project in November. Until at least September, algae will be used to clean wastewater from nitrogen instead of conventionally engineered solutions. This new technology is a more cost-saving, green approach to nutrient removal, which results in cleaner waters in Virginia’s rivers and in the Chesapeake […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The College of William and Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science have formed a collaborative research initiative to investigate a promising new technology to produce biofuel from the algae growing naturally in rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. The enterprise, called ChAP—the Chesapeake Algae Project—is an integrated research approach […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Marlborough bio-energy entrepreneur Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation, has teamed up with a Chinese company Greenleaf Environmental of Sichuan. The companies are investigating sites in China for the Blenheim-based company’s patented approach to growing wild algae in sewage ponds to clean up the waste, and refine the algae for biodiesel. See more […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Minister of Energy Hon Gerry Brownlee will open the largest wastewater algae to bio-crude oil demonstration project in the world this week. The project combines NIWA’s scientific expertise on advanced wastewater treatment and algal production pond technology with Solray’s bio-crude oil conversion technology and is hosted by Christchurch City […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. An effort to treat waste water from Cadiz using algae has been discussed by officials.   For more details see WTRF By the way, have you subscribed to the Oilgae Blog?; How about joining the Oilgae mailing list?; and our forum to discuss on with others?

You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Oilgae Team had an excellent opportunity a couple of weeks back when we visited Bangalore and the Nualgi team that has done awesome work in the field of sewage pond treatment using algae. The idea sounds simple once you heard it; in fact you would be led to wonder […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Origin Oil recently filed for patent protection of the new Attached Growth System, its tenth patent application, entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Growing Algae on a Solid Surface.” OriginOil will integrate the process into the demonstration algae system now being built at its headquarters. Growing algae in water is a […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) plans to use AIWPS(Algal Based Wastewater Oxidation Pond System) for cleaning the Ganga under the second phase of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in Varanasi. Veer Bhadra Mishra, President of SMF and a member of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) said “The engineering fraternity […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. A pilot project is underway in Vermont. Testing whether algae along with milfoil, an invasive water weed, can generate energy on farms. This system builds on cow power- recycling even more of the waste to grow the algae. Mark Hoffman is busy growing the farm’s newest crop inside a small […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae-based biofuel developer Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. of Cape Cod, Mass., announced a collaboration to construct a pilot-scale algae-based biodiesel production facility as a part of their energy from waste efforts in Bourne, Mass.The Cape Cod Algae Biorefinery will be located on five acres on the […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Louisiana Economic Development in partnership with KEMA Inc. recently released a feasibility report on Louisiana’s commercial prospect for algae-to-energy ventures, in response to the growing need for alternative feed stocks in the renewable fuels industry. The report demonstrates that Louisiana offers several advantages for algae industry development, including abundance of […]