HR Biopetroleum Inc. (HRBP), an algae fuel company, has changed its name to Cellana Inc. and has appointed Martin Sabarsky as its new CEO. HR Biopetroleum and Royal Dutch Shell PLC formed the joint venture called Cellana in 2007  to build and operate a demonstration facility to grow marine algae and produce vegetable oil for […]

National Algae Association – Networking Conference May 19, 2011 Venue: BARD HOLDING Inc., Pennsylvania National Algae Association (NAA) has announced that their next conference for the Collaborations, Strategic Alliances and Networking of algae biofuels industry, will be held on May 19 at the backyard of algae cultivators BARD Holding Inc., Pennsylvania.The event will focus on […]

“Don’t think algae as a mere pond scum” say the researchers at the University of Arizona, as algae are going to be the major fuel source in the near future. They are trying to reduce the cost of algal biofuel production by studying the ways of optimizing the production of fuels from algae.  They are […]

The First International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, which is to be held in St Louis USA, on 17-20 July 2011, will focus on all areas of emerging technologies in algal biology, biomass production, cultivation, harvesting, extraction, bioproducts, and econometrics. Latest technical and unpublished scientific in results in the field are to be […]

Intel Corporation recently became the first technology company to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Ocotillo campus in Arizona. In addition to meeting the green building requirements for LEED, Intel has been doing many innovations towards sustainability approach. As a part of innovations, […]

Researchers at the Arizona Center for Algal Technology and Innovation (AzCATI) are developing an empirical model for assessment and prediction of potential impact of contaminations on overall algal culture stability and biomass production potential. They are developing a rapid, sensitive monitoring and an early warning system with the help of state-of-the-art bio-imaging and DNA fingerprinting […]

Utah is on its way to generate energy and produce biofuels from algae grown in wastewater ponds. Kevin Shurtleff, the director of the Utah State Energy Dynamics Lab says that wastewater from coal-fired power plants or municipal sewage could serve as an excellent source of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, which algae require. Shurtleff plans to […]

National Academy of Sciences has named Prof. Sammy Boussiba of Ben Gurion University of Negev, as a member of the committee it has appointed to examine the sustainable development of algal biofuels. The committee’s findings on development of algal biofuels will be submitted to US authorities and this will help in determining Washington’s policy on […]

Evie Sobczak, a ninth-grader at Shorecrest Preparatory School, St.Petersburg, won Pinellas County Science Fair award for her research project on algal biofuels. With a great focus on alternative energy and concern over environmental issues, the 14 years old girl has been participating in the science fair since she was in the sixth grade. Last year […]

World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company operating in the alternative energy sector, is setting up a 250 acre commercial algae biodiesel farm with a $100 million budget in Karnataka, India. The algae farm will produce Fish Feed and Algal Oil. The first phase will be initiated soon in a 2.5 acre system […]

An Argentinian algae company, Biocombustibles del Chebut (BC) claims that its product will soon be available to the aviation industry. According to the Company’s President Marcelo Machin, they have developed a simple and scalable proprietary harvesting system.  The company’s “Brazil” blend of algae-derived biofuel will soon undergo certification testing for aviation use in the USA. […]

New Mexico State University is expanding its capacity to accomplish algal biofuel research with the recent installation of a new photobioreactor system from Solix BioSystems. The system promises to accelerate the university’s emergence as a leader in this niche research domain. The New Mexico State University team will cultivate algae with the high-performance AGS4000 PBR […]

Algae-to-biofuel company BARD Holding Inc. will join hands with Algae Bioenergy Solutions LLC to upstage a new joint venture to develop an algae production facility in Georgia. BARD, will play the technical hand in running the facility with Algae Bioenergy Solutions LLC. The new company will be called BARD-ABS. The venture will use Bard’s proprietary […]

Algae..! They are the sturdiest species when you want to get rid of them and the weakest species when you try to mass culture it for producing biofuels. Of many culprit organisms that may result in the deterioration of algal culture and biomass yield, grazing zooplankton or predators, often are responsible for frequent culture ‘crashes’ […]

Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, has announced that the 5th annual Algae Biomass Summit will be held October 25-27, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With leading algae-focused programs at research institutions and the growing deployment of algae-based technologies across the Midwestern United States, Minnesota becomes the automatic choice for the […]

Though algae has emerged out of nowhere to become the most promising of all biofuel feedstocks, it really hasn’t given the reassurance to the world that it would be the perfect solution to the energy puzzle.  To some it might be a bit surprising that the commercial efforts for algal biofuels have been few and […]

  The energy products from algae are always under expansion. Biodiesel, Ethanol, Hydrogen, Methane, Syngas and the list extends to Butanol … The University of Arkansas is working on a project converting algae — with low levels of lipids, but high levels of sugars — into butanol, which could be used in automobiles. The project […]

BioProcess Algae LLC’s commercial-scale bioreactor project had a grand opening in Shenandoah, Iowa on the 15th of April. Located at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.’s 65 MMgy ethanol plant, the project was opened by the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The commercial scale bioreactors, which began operating in February, is to demonstrate the value of […]

Light harvesting complex (LHC) proteins function in photosynthesis by binding chlorophyll (Chl) and carotenoid molecules that absorb light and transfer the energy to the reaction center Chl of the photosystem. There has been extensive research works on the LHCs of plants and chlorophytes that bind Chl a and b. Diverse biochemical functions, expression patterns and […]

Third Annual Algae World Summit will be held at San Diego on May 23-25, 2011. The  Algae World Summit will unite key players across the value chain with algae developers, vendors, scientists, investors, distributors and end-users sharing the most cutting edge breakthroughs in algae production for fuels, chemicals, food and animal feed, and pharmaceuticals. Representatives […]

When we think about biorefining and biofuel production, the two types of raw materials that strikes our mind are carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such as sugars and lignocellulose, while biodiesel is derived from lipids. Proteins had been completely ignored as a potential biomaterial because they’ve been thought […]

A few years ago when Algae captured global attention for having the potency to become the much anticipated ‘sustainable biofuel feedstock’, there was a sigh of relief as it was thought that the burden of alternative energy is mitigated. However, the progress on biofuel front is moving quite slowly than expected. Algae do not produce […]

Auckland-based Photonz, which won a $2.9 million TechNZ research and development grant for its prototype industrial fermentation plant, is ramping up production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega 3 fatty acid. Currently EPA is sourced from fish oil and Photonz claims its technology offers a more secure supply for the US$60 billion cardiovascular disease market. The […]

Algae have captured global attention for its biofuel prospects, carbon sequestration capabilities and bioremediation potentials. While it has diverse roles to play in the world of clean technology, a synergistic approach to couple more than one application is less practised. While, CO2 capture and biofuel production has been demonstrated in commercial scale with reasonable success, […]

The Japanese nuclear disaster was an ill omen to many but not necessarily for the world of alternative energy. The disaster indeed has re-awoken the world to the possibilities of alternative energy. While natural gas (Liquefied Natural Gas) would receive an immediate boost, it is obvious that the green technologies would also re-emerge as favourites. […]