Came across an interesting page  at the Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick which discusses the challenges in each part of the algae biofuel value chain. “Deriving fuel from algae is at research stage, and there are some daunting challenges in each part of the fuel production value chain. Energy efficient technologies, easy scalability, maximum utilization […]

Adapted from – Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick – http://www.cleantick.com/users/franc/pages/challenges-in-algae-fuel-commercialisation One of the issues that is being encountered in open pond-algal cultivation is the contamination. Contamination of ponds can be a result of:  a)  Infiltration from local algae and other organisms  b) Dust particles, leaves and other airborne materials For instance, although the algal species […]

Harvesting microalgae is difficult as well as energy intensive. This is mainly because the most rapidly growing algal species are frequently very small and often motile unicells which are the most difficult to harvest. Moreover, the conventional harvesting methods used for harvesting microalgae – such as centrifuges, filtration and flotation equipments – are energy-intensive. A […]

Building photobioreactors using low cost materials is still a challenge. Efforts are being pursued by various universities and companies in this area to make cheap PBR’s Here is an excerpt  from the Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick on the various low cost  materials that can be used for building low cost PBR’s #1 – PolyVinyl […]

Here is an interesting article which deals with a  Green Recovery strategy to convert membrane lipids into fatty acids for economical and environmentally sustainable biofuel production. http://www.pnas.org/content/108/17/6905.full?sid=6d498fcf-5e5c-43f4-8d8a-c54c60a2e029

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL)  selects Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc. (PACE) of Fountain Valley, California, to fast-track the rollout of its line of Single Step Extraction(TM) systems for the algal oil extraction, in response to immediate customer demand.PACE will help OriginOil engineer the Tarong systems, and quickly turn around a standard OriginOil commercial offering on modular […]

A report from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that up to 17 percent of the United States’ imported oil for transportation could be replaced with American-grown biofuels from algae. http://blog.energy.gov/blog/2011/05/17/innovation-los-alamos-unlocking-new-source-domestic-oil-algae   Some interesting links Building Energy Analytics Some Innovative & Unique Solar Power

For power plants and other entities which are large-scale emitters of CO2, capturing it using algae will help a great deal in monetizing the carbon- credits as well as providing algae biofuels –Link Key advantages of algae-based CO2 capture is that it has the potential to provide a sustainable pathway for CO2 capture and partial […]

I  came across a project at the Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick and thought I could share this with you as well. Provided below are some highlights  on the properties of the marine algae strain-Nannochloropsis salina which I gathered after going through the details shared by one of the members in the algae fuels community […]

Cleantick ( an online clean technology software, started by the promoters of Oilgae) recently launched the Algae Fuels Community( www.cleantick.com/topic/algae-fuels ). By joining this community, you can showcase your algae fuel project, start a page related to algae fuels and pen down thoughts ,start a discussion, view latest algae news and feeds and so forth […]

World health Energy Holdings (WHEN) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Eco Green Fuels for a joint venture to produce algae for biofuel production. By the terms of this Joint Venture WHEN will start production so as to supply one million liters of algal oil to EFG by the last quarter of 2012. […]

I was reading upon some articles at the algae fuels community @ CleanTick , and my eyes caught upon this page which summarises the efforts purused by various scientists in the area of genetic engineering of algae for fuels. The page is focused on discussing those global research efforts carried out by various research institutes […]

Found this article (http://www.cleantick.com/users/amandaleah/pages/high-value-end-products-from-algae)  really interesting ! This page discusses  about  what some algae fuel companies are doing to branch out beyond biofuels and finding revenue sources in pharmaceuticals, food products and chemicals and other high value products. The potential of each of these products and their market sizes have been highlighted in this article […]

CleanTick is an online cleantech community from the promoters of Oilgae. Cleantick has  recently launched  an online algae fuels community which aims to bring about all the algae fuel professionals, researchers and enthusiasts at one place for focussed discussions, and interactions on  specific topics pertaining to algae fuels. Algae Fuels Community @ CleanTick provides you […]

According to Algae.Tec, the introduction of a price on carbon by the Australian Government in its Clean Energy Future (CEF) package, would accelerate uptake of the Algae.Tec technology by carbon dioxide emitting industries. Here is a Press Release by the company in this regard. AUSTRALIAN PRICE ON CARBON TO ACCELERATE UPTAKE OF ALGAE.TEC TECHNOLOGY Perth, […]

Australia-based Algae.Tec Ltd. has formed a collaboration contract with the Manildra Group to construct a demonstration-scale algae production facility at its 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Nowra, Australia. Here is a Press Release from Algae.Tec on the collaboration contract. ADVANCED RENEWABLE OIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ALGAE.TEC AND MANILDRA GROUP SIGN COLLABORATION CONTRACT FOR DEMONSTRATION PLANT Perth, […]

World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. is developing joint venture partnerships for algae production for biodiesel and commercial fish food. In a Press Release the company has announced that they have  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture with SHK Energy Projects Private Limited of India. Based in Bangalore, India, SHK Energy Projects […]

Neste Oil Corporation, a Finnish oil refining and marketing company has announced that it is going to participate in two algae research projects this summer for investigating the methods of algae cultivation in outdoor conditions. The goal of the projects in the Netherlands and Australia will be to build up experience on the suitability of […]

For the design and construction of its commercial facility in Maitland, Australia, Aurora Algae has given the initial engineering contract to MWH engineering firm, a global company in wet infrastructure, and John Holland (JH), the largest multidiscipline construction contracting business in Australia. The facility will be built on Aurora Algae’s recently secured 1,500 acres of […]

Sapphire Energy, at the Paris air show 2011, has announced that it aims to produce at commercially viable levels within seven years and to promote its algae-derived renewable jet fuel. Sapphire’s Green Crude is a drop-in fuel produced from algae, using sunlight and carbon dioxide as a feedstock. Sapphire is building an integrated algal biorefinery […]

In a Press Release World Health Energy Holdings Inc. (WHEN) has announced that GNE’s algae production facility has successfully grown and harvested 70,000 liters of Spirulina Biomass using the proprietary GB 3000 algae growth system. WHEN recently acquired GNE–India with the distribution and licensing rights to a unique and innovative system to grow algae for […]

Finally the day has come! Algae fuels tested in a military aircraft! In a Press Release, Solazyme has announced that the US Navy successfully demonstrated Solazyme’s 100% algal-derived jet fuel, Solajet(R) HRJ-5, in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter test flight in a 50/50 blend with petroleum-derived jet fuel. This is the first defense aircraft in history […]

The Government of Philippines is investigating the possibilities of using algae as a biofuel feedstock in the country. The Department of Agriculture (DA) of Philippines is in talks with renowned algae experts regarding the same. The DA – Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) called together the algae fuel experts for a preliminary consultation meeting which […]

Marc Veillette, a researcher from the Sherbrooke University, Canada is attempting to develop a new good-quality biodiesel from the algae isolated from St. Lawrence River. Veillette states that the algae grows well naturally in the St. Lawrence estuary and is able to produce good-quality biodiesel, owing to its special characteristics. The fuel doesn’t crystallize quickly […]

As there has been a constant increase in the price of oil and aviation fuels, the need of the hour is to find a suitable cheap alternative. It’s obvious, algae biofuel is the best choice. Algae biofuels meet the strict jet fuel regulations. Boeing has tested algae fuels in its aircraftsand found it to be […]