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Algal sludge turns to fuel in Christchurch, New Zealand

You are at: Oilgae Blog, see:Oilgae Home – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Resources Algal sludge turns to fuel By Beck Eleven @ Stuff.co.nz | Tuesday, 19 December 2006 A team of Christchurch scientists and engineers will lighten the load on the environment by making fuel from algae growing in the Bromley oxidation ponds. Excerpts: [...]

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[ More ] January 2nd, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation-Open-Pond, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Oil, Water, Air Remediation & Animal Feed from Algae

You are at the Oilgae Blog, see also Oilgae Home – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Resources Oil, Water, Air Remediation & Animal Feed from Algae Arizona State University (ASU) researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld are shedding a whole new light on the plant in the Laboratory for Algae Research & Biotechnology (LARB) at [...]

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[ More ] January 2nd, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Students take algae-to-biofuel project to MIT

Students take algae-to-biofuel project to MIT By J.T. LEONARD, Staff Writer, Maine Today Saturday, November 4, 2006 An example of how the energy crisis has made even the youngsters and teenagers alert to the problem is exhibited by two bright school girls who have started working on the algae-to-oil project. Excerpts: 1. Tessa Churchill and [...]

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[ More ] November 5th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Three Big Problems with Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog (Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Home Page) Three Big Problems with Algae The following are some of the main problems with the algae to biodiesel concept: 1. Harvesting algae is much more difficult and energy intensive than most people realize. 2. Random natural algae tend to start taking [...]

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[ More ] October 23rd, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Grow Biofuel, Biodiesel in Bioreactor with Light, Algae, CO2

Factory Farmed Biofuel by Ramesh Suri Complete article here Growing Biofuel in a Bioreactor Using Light, Algae & CO2 Excerpts 1. The best way to extract fuel from algae, however, may be through using a totally enclosed “bioreactor.” 2. Biofuel boom is already having unintended negative consequences. 3. In the following assessment of biofuel produced [...]

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[ More ] October 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research, Algae-Photobioreactor |

Using Animal Manure & Cake/Meals for Energy

You are at: Oilgae Blog (Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Home Page) See also: Oilgae Blog Article Directory for a complete listing of all Oilgae blog posts – covering news, research and updates on biodiesel from algae & other plant feedstock, ethanol, and other renewable energy such as wind energy, hydrogen, hydro-energy, tidal/wave [...]

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[ More ] October 15th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Some thoughts on Algae-based oil

You are at: Oilgae Blog (Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Home Page) See also: Oilgae Blog Article Directory for a complete listing of all Oilgae blog posts – covering news, research and updates on biodiesel from algae & other plant feedstock, ethanol, and other renewable energy such as wind energy, hydrogen, hydro-energy, tidal/wave [...]

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[ More ] October 15th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Micro-biotechnology – Nanotechnology & Energy Meet

You are at: Oilgae Blog (Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae Home Page) See also: Oilgae Blog Article Directory for a complete listing of all Oilgae blog posts – covering news, research and updates on biodiesel from algae & other plant feedstock, ethanol, and other renewable energy such as wind energy, hydrogen, hydro-energy, tidal/wave [...]

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[ More ] October 14th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Summary of Aquatic Species Program

A blog earlier, I posted a link that provided the entire report of the US dept of energy’s aquatic species program that looked into biodiesel production from algae…while possibly the most important research report available to the public so far, it is quite a long one – over 300 pages – and not every one [...]

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[ More ] August 9th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

US Military Seeks Alternative Fuels

Excerpt of an article  from United Press International… “U.S. military wants to reduce its dependence on oil to power its aircraft, vehicles and ships, and is seeking plant-based materials to replace petroleum fuels. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency published a request for biodiesel fuels produced from plants, algae, fungi and bacteria that would be [...]

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[ More ] July 24th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Oil-rich Algae Seen as Bio-fuel

Researchers at the South Australian Research and Development Institute will embark this month on a three year research program to investigate the viability of the use of Oil-rich Algae. The article says “Micro-algae are known to accumulate oil up to 60 to 70 per cent of their weight”…I’m not sure the percentages are that high [...]

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[ More ] July 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae Biodiesel News from Australia

Two news items for today: (taken from Oilgae.com Algae Biodiesel News Section) Microalgae Could Provide Alternative Fuel – South Australia’s Research and Development Institute (SARDI) hopes to turn micro-algae into an alternative fuel as part of a million-dollar research program – Jul 20, 2006 – read here Algae Project Wins Renewable Energy Grant – A [...]

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[ More ] July 21st, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Growing Microalgae from Sewage Lagoons

A user posted the following, which I thought was worth discussing: “This pertains to another comment about using sewage lagoons of small communities to grow microalgae. It would seem that the University of New Hampshire is already involved in research about ‘Growing Microalgae from Sewage Lagoons’. Of particular note is that algae ponds are used [...]

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[ More ] July 20th, 2006 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation-Sewage, Algae-Fuel-Research |

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