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CEHMM, SRS Partnership for Integrated Algae Oil Plant

Monday June 7th was the ribbon cutting for one of the first integrated algae – crude oil systems. CEHMM and SRS Energy have partnered to develop one of the first integrated algae oil pilot production facility. CEHMM, a 501(C)(3) owns and operates an outdoor raceway pond system for cultivating lipid rich marine microalgae. SRS Energy [...]

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[ More ] June 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Oil-Companies |

Can Craig Venter’s Synthetic Life Accelerate Algae Fuels?

The last ten days have been hectic for those in the genetic engineering field. Synthetic life has been created, scream the headlines, and well, it is no hoax, at least not entirely. The man at the center of it all, Craig Venter, is no stranger to those in the field of biotech, having been associated [...]

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[ More ] June 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research, Genetic Engineering |

Bacteria for Pond Agriculture from Soley Biotechnology Institute

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: [...]

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[ More ] June 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Cultivation-Sewage |

NAA Workshop – Algae: The New Feedstock,Jun 17, PA, USA

Press release Learn about growing, harvesting and extraction Co-Sponsored by National Algae Association and BARD HOLDING June 17, 2010 BARD Holding 1 Ben Fairless Drive, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 National Algae Association and BARD Holdings are pleased to announce that Bucks County Commissioner and Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley, Will Thurmond of [...]

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[ More ] June 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Energy-Events |

Closed System Algae Bioreactor – BioMarine Fuels, Inc. inventor’s SolarMagnatron

Florida-based BioMarine Fuels Inc. has recently filed a patent application on its new SolarMagnatron algae biomass production system. According to CEO and inventor, John D. Ericsson, “we believe this unique commercial technology break-though will grow energy-rich biomass at substantially elevated reproduction rates using 24/7/365 day natural and/or artificial sunlight plus electromagnetic energy which will turbo [...]

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[ More ] June 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Photobioreactor |

Bekons Industries Eyes Goa to Cultivate Algae

Beckons Industries Ltd (BIL) has commenced operations for taking the development of Algae Photobioreactor Technology further at sunny Goa which is very conducive for the growth of Algae due to minimum variation of temperature near the ocean. This initiative will help in faster commercialization of Algae Photobioreactor Technology and revenues from Algae oil, which is [...]

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[ More ] June 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized |

Pecos Algae Research and Development

Algae: From Raceway to Runway/Opportunities for Renewable Energy and Economic Development- A briefing on work being done at the Pecos Algae Research and Development Facility, a pilot scale site on the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Pecos. WHERE: The Algae Research and Development Facility is eight miles west of Pecos at 947 West I-20. To [...]

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[ More ] June 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Harry Teague’s Views on Algae Biofuel

Harry Teague , a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has sponsored bills promoting green and renewable energy, including the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act. Here is an interesting article written by him on algae fuels: Time to turn to algae-based fuel Share this article Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add [...]

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[ More ] June 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies |

Aston Opens Bioenergy Labs

Bioenergy research projects currently involving Aston University include the £6.2m Supergen bioenergy project. Managed by Aston, it involves 14 research organisations and nine companies delivering a UK centre of excellence in bioenergy and biofuels research and development. Aston is also working with Severn Trent Water to transform sewage sludge into energy, and Johnson Matthey to [...]

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[ More ] May 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel-Research |

National Alliance Focuses on Turning Algal Biofuels Into Viable Industry

A two-day Algae World Summit that began on May 17 at the Del Mar Hilton is more of the same, with sessions on “real world” experiences in growing algae, “meeting the challenges” of growing algae in industrial quantities, and practical considerations in project development. Jose Olivares outlined some of these technical issues for me when [...]

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[ More ] May 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Toyota to Start Algae Biofuel Research Project

According to a report in The Nikkei, Toyota will team up with Chuo University and Japan’s Agriculture Ministry to begin a research project with the aim to produce biofuel from the algae Pseudochoricystis. One of Toyota’s suppliers – Denso – has actually been working on biofuels derived from this form of algae for several years. [...]

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[ More ] May 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel-Research |

OriginOil Launches First Mobile Extraction Lab to Potential Customers

OriginOil, Inc. announced today that it recently launched MAX ONE, its first mobile algae extraction laboratory. A private party of investors and supporters celebrated the unveiling at the company’s headquarters in Los Angeles. The trailer-based system will visit algae producing companies in the US to demonstrate how OriginOil’s Single Step Extraction(TM) process can help them [...]

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[ More ] May 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

Algae Growth Device Made from Computer Parts

Five students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created an algae growth contraption from old computer parts and other waste materials that they say can help replace fossil fuels and bring algae growth for biofuel production down to the household level. Bio-Grow was assembled with the side panels of an Apple G4 CPU [...]

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[ More ] May 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

Synthetic Genomics Announced its First Synthetic Life Form

Craig Venter, the US genomics pioneer, announced last night that scientists at his laboratories in Maryland and California had succeeded in their 15-year project to make the world’s first “synthetic cells” – bacteria called Mycoplasma mycoides . “We have passed through a critical psychological barrier,” Dr Venter told the Financial Times. “It has changed my [...]

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[ More ] May 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae: The New Oil

Press Release: Learn about growing, harvesting and extraction Co-Sponsored by National Algae Association and BARD HOLDING June 17, 2010 BARD Holding 1 Ben Fairless Drive, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Algae oil is renewable, does not affect the food channel and consumes CO2.  Come learn about algae oil as a potential feedstock to help biodiesel producers become self-sustainable.  It’s one solution [...]

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[ More ] May 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Events |

5 Issues with Algae Fuels Written by Robert Rapier

Here are 5 issues with Algae fuels that are covered in the book on jatropha and algae as fuel sources by Robert Rapier. 1. The present cost of algae production from open ponds is too high to make fuel production economically viable. 2. Photobioreactors (PBRs) are too expensive. 3. The energy inputs into the algae [...]

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[ More ] May 17th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

NAA and AIM Announce Algae Innovation Awards

Press Release With an eye toward young talent leading the future of algaebioenergy development, the National Algae Association, in cooperation with Algae Industry Magazine, announces the launch of the Algae Innovation Awards, a scholarship competition for innovative university microbiology and engineering students as well as for high school science students. Scholarships will be awarded for [...]

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[ More ] May 17th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

U.S. Symposium on Microalgae for Bioenergy and Other Applications

Press Release You can submit an abstract for oral presentation at the “First Canada-US Symposium on Microalgae for Bioenergy and Other Applications” The purpose of this symposium is to bring together expertise from industry, government and academic research and present leading edge technologies and ideas around this very important and relevant topic. The registration is [...]

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[ More ] May 17th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Events |

Beckons Ties Up with Water and Oil Technologies Inc

Beckons Industries Ltd has entered into agreement with Water and Oil Technologies Inc, USA. In a statement issued on Tuesday said both the companies plan to commercilise BIL technology of photobioreactor for algae growing and WOT technology of harvesting and downstream processing of algae products such as oil, protein, carbohydrates and antioxi dants. These projects [...]

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[ More ] May 16th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

Valero Partners with Algae-Based Fuel Company Algenol

Valero Energy Corporation, one of the largest US oil refiners, took another step into the alternative fuel space by forming a joint venture with algae-to-fuel company Algenol Biofuels Inc. The companies did not disclose how much Valero will invest in the algae technology. They said they will explore combining Algenol’s Direct to Ethanol® technology with [...]

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Aquaflow Nabs Another Big US Deal

Nelson-based biofuels entrepreneur Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation says it has picked up another role in a multi-million dollar American project involving the United States government’s interest in algae-based fuels. Aquaflow will collaborate, as a co-funding partner, with the United States Gas Technology Institute (GTI) on an advanced biomass conversion technology programme worth $US3.1 million ($NZ4.2m), which [...]

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[ More ] May 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

The Algae Powered Airship

This vertical hybrid aircraft is fuelled by algae bio-fuel harvested from the floating organic ocean farms powered by seaweed with a combination of inflatable photovoltaic cells and wind propellers utilized as a supplementary renewable energy source. The algae farm is also an organic purifying station taking in carbon dioxide delivered by ships and processed by [...]

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[ More ] May 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Algae the ‘Green’ Alternative for Improving Water Quality

According to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist, algae could be put to use right away to remove nitrogen and phosphorus in livestock manure runoff. That could give resource managers a new eco-friendly option for reducing the level of agricultural  pollutants that contaminate water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. Microbiologist Walter Mulbry works at the [...]

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[ More ] May 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized |

National Algae Association Conference April 29-30, 2010

Press Release National Algae Association Conference is less than a week away! Don’t miss exciting announcements by Dr. Brian Goodall, CEO of BioCentric Energy, and by Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil, along with an update by Ron Pate on Recovery Act funding opportunities, in addition to new and innovative information and updates on cell research, [...]

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[ More ] April 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Fuel-Research |

Oilgae Club – Network for Algae Fuel Business and Research

It was just about two months back that we started the Oilgae Club. The idea was to enable increased interactions between the thousands of visitors who access the Oilgae web site every week. (Oilgae gets about 2500 unique visitors every day). Since the launch, the Club has grown in strength and we have over 250 [...]

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[ More ] April 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized |