Regulations and consumer needs have expanded the market for food products labelled green. However, affordable technological tools to produce vegetables sustainably are not readily available. To compound the challenge, European vegetable suppliers have neither the knowledge nor the willingness to change their cultivation methods. The EU-funded VegaAlga (Sustainable agricultural eco-system: business and technological solution for […]

OriginClear Inc. and AlgEternal Technologies, a vertically-integrated producer of non-fuel high value products from microalgae, recently announced a formal licensing partnership, capping five years of continuous operation of OriginClear’s first-generation Smart Algae Harvester™ at AlgEternal’s LaGrange, Texas headquarters. Following exhaustive testing, AlgEternal first selected OriginClear’s EWS technology in 2013. In 2015, AlgEternal found that by using OriginClear’s technology […]

Allmicroalgae Natural Products’ Chlorella vulgaris microalgae has received organic certification by the European Union as the Portuguese-based firm look to respond to growing demand for organic, fully traceable plant-based ingredients. In the US, chlorella sells into products like ice cream, tea, savoury spreads and baked goods, where its favourable nutrient profile of vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, […]

The woman-owned plant-based sustainable seafood company, New Wave Foods, will launch its vegan shrimp this July in restaurants throughout New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and Long Island. The plant-based shrimp will be available in “raw” form or a crispy breaded variety. The company has partnered with Ace Natural, one of the most recognized organic and […]

The health benefits of Spirulina algae are widely known, but normally the superfood has to be purchased in powdered form. A new device has been created by Bentur in the form of the world’s first fully-automated system called Spirugrow.  The Spirugrow growing system has this week launched via Kickstarter and is now available to back with early […]

Researchers at NREL have taken a page from the petroleum refinery (and the meat packing industry) to propose a multi-product algal biorefinery concept as a means to let no component of the microalgal biomass go to waste.  Using their expertise at compositional analysis and thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies, they have identified a number of new […]

Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have launched a seaweed farming project to benefit villagers in Subic, Zambales. A memorandum of understanding was recently signed here by RP Energy, BFAR Region 3, Subic Bay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Fisherfolk Association (SBIFARMFA), and the Farm Capital Corporation. Based on […]

China’s appetite for the “grass of the sea” dates as far back as the sixth century, and as a rich source of calcium, iodine, iron and vitamins A, C, B and E, seaweeds have cemented their place as an invaluable ingredient in kitchens and food factories. Estimates by market research firm Global Market Insights put […]

Algatechnologies, Ltd. (“Algatech”) launches Fucovital®, a patented, all-natural 3% fucoxanthin oleoresin produced and extracted from microalgae. Fucovital’s unique composition is the first fucoxanthin granted New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) acknowledgement for dietary supplements from the FDA. Fucovital will be launched in the US and Japan, and launches will follow in other regions successively. Clinical trials demonstrate […]

The new hope for algae is that they could rebalance the global carbon equation as a food, not a fuel. Despite appearances, algae are an excellent source of protein. If meat-eaters started to eat more algae, the industry’s theory goes, that shift could slash carbon emissions by reducing demand for beef and pork. Algae could […]

AlgEternal Technologies, LLC, a leading producer of naturally and sustainably produced microalgae-based products has introduced its AlgaRiche™ range of AlgAllure ™ high-performance, luxury age-defying skincare products. The AlgaRiche line is rich with PhycoDerm™, a patent-pending, proprietary marine red microalgae extract. The AlgaRiche line of age-defying skin care products boasts promising visible results rooted in the […]

Perth based health sciences company Algae.Tec will partner with Canadian-based extraction firm Radient Technologies as the company takes the next major step towards producing algae-based nutraceuticals for the fast-growing global market. In a recent market update, Algae.Tec said the deal with Radient would enable it to use the Edmonton-headquartered company’s extraction technology to boost the […]

Algatechnologies, Ltd (Algatech) has partnered with Italian research and development (R&D) company, Sphera Encapsulation S r l, to develop innovative functional ingredient formats. Based on Sphera’s propriety encapsulation technology, the partnership will focus first on the development of innovative new delivery forms of ingredients derived from microalgae. This debut product, expected to launch in the […]

US researchers have been investigating bioluminescent algae for some years, but they have never successfully mapped the whole bioluminescent system within the algae. At the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), they are conducting the first Danish research in this area, and it shows that bioluminescent organisms could one day light up the cities in a turquoise blue light. There […]

A Colorado State University project to grow and harvest ocean macroalgae for biofuel production has received support from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). ARPA-E has poured over $22 million into their Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources (MARINER) program, with the aim of establishing the U.S. as a leader in biofuel production. CSU Energy […]

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc.  announced a new phase in their joint algae biofuel research program that could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel per day by 2025. The new phase of research includes an outdoor field study that will grow naturally occurring algae in several contained ponds in California. […]

Nutrex Hawaii, Inc. is pleased to announce that its BioAstin® Hawaiian Astaxanthin® and MD Formulas™ have received The International GMO Evaluation and Notification Program™ (IGEN) verification. BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant supplement derived from natural microalgae grown on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. IGEN is a third-party certification program […]

An accidental discovery by an LSU professor could help Mardi Gras “go green.” Every year tens of thousands of plastic beads end up on the street and eventually make their way to landfills. It’s not environmentally friendly, but that could change.  LSU Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Naohiro Kato has come up with an innovative way […]

One of the key challenges in using microalgae as an alternative source of omega-3 oils is the difficulty and high cost associated with separating out the algal biomass from its watery culture medium.  Membrane filters tend to get clogged and most manufacturers have to resort to the use of energy intensive and expensive continuous flow […]

Australian manufacturer Algae.Tec has signed an exclusive commercial supply and collaboration agreement with the largest aquarist supplier in North America. Seachem Laboratories is a leading supplier of products for aquariums – including freshwater, seawater, reefs and ponds – and has more than 2,500 dealers and outlets in the US alone. Under the agreement, Algae.Tec will […]

The canning industry organization Anfaco-Cecopesca and the Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Centre (Ctaqua) will work on a project focused on the management and valorization of macroalgae that grow without control in areas where aquaculture is developed. Macroalgae growth in areas where aquaculture is developed can affect the daily activities of this sector, since the management of their removal as waste […]

Red seaweeds play a critical role in economies worldwide, as they are used in hair products, toothpaste and food. A researcher in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology received the Ray Lankester Investigatorship, which allows her to carry out research with a colleague at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. This work […]

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) said confirmed sightings have been made of sargassum on Mayaro beaches. The ODPM said it received reports of significant quantities of seaweed off the south-eastern coast of Trinidad, mainly on the Mayaro Beach.  Sargassum is a genus of large brown seaweed (a type of algae) that floats in […]

The Sabah seaweed industry has penetrated the international markets and China, Philippines and Japan were among the country’s importers. Fisheries Department Director-General Datuk Munir Mohd Nawi said the European Union members were also keen to import seaweed but this was dependent on the quality. Source

Green Plains, the No. 2 ethanol producer in the country started off with trying to grow algae in reactors using recycled heat, water and carbon dioxide from its ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. The company’s idea of supplying the world’s fish farms with feed derived from the algae experiments seems closer than ever, currently. And […]