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You are at: Oilgae Blog. I really liked this interview with John Glass, a senior scientist at the J. Craig Venter Institute’s Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy division in Rockville, where researchers are working to create synthetic bacteria that could be engineered to make cheap, abundant fuel. He provides insights on how to use bacteria and [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. In 1939 Hans Gaffron, a University of Chicago research scientist, observed that the green algae he was studying, Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, would occasionally switch from the production of oxygen to the production of Hydrogen. Gaffron was unable to discover why the algae would change to Hydrogen production and the answer would [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae and seaweed grown in the open ocean could provide biodiesel and even jet fuel, according to Michael Huesemann, a biochemical engineer at the Sequim Marine Sciences Laboratory. The facility, the only U.S. Department of Energy marine lab in the country, is a center for algal fuel research. — Photo [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. This is a Jan 2008 report, thought will make a note for those of you looking for real-world tests of algae biofuel. “The world’s first pair of cars to run on algae biodiesel were announced at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The cars were prominently displayed outside the world premier [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Here are some comparisons: (1) Algae can be converted into ethanol or diesel, depending on the process.(2) Cellulose feedstock, generally speaking, has a much larger geographic footprint than proposed algae designs.(3) Both algae and ethanol can be grown utilizing waste streams.(4) Cellulosic feedstock for ethanol is available now. Algae feedstock [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae hold great promise as a possible source of biodiesel because they grow rapidly, are rich in vegetable oil and can be cultivated in ponds of seawater, reducing the need for fertile land and fresh water. Many companies are seeking ways to produce algal oil on a commercial scale, but [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. This is an excellent paper on Biohydrogen production. Some of the topics discussed are: 1. Nitrogenase-Mediated Hydrogen Production.2. Fermentative Hydrogen Production.3. Biophotolysis of Water4. Biophotolytic Hydrogen: Goals and Impacts5. Engineering Oxygen-Tolerant, Efficient Hydrogenases.6. Designing Microorganisms Optimized for Hydrogen Production.7. Gaps in Scientific Understanding8. Understanding biophotolysis well enough to model hydrogenase [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Not surprisingly with an emerging technology, the playing field is shifting for algae biomass pioneer XL Renewables Inc. The firm’s Algae Development Center has refined its patented XL Super Trough System for algae biomass production at the company’s facility at Withrow Dairy in Casa Grande. But a field day to [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae-based transportation fuel could reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by over 160 million tonnes, according to the Carbon Trust. The organisation has set up a funding initiative to boost research and development into algae biofuels with the aim of creating an alternative to fossil fuels by 2020. It has set [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae producers should still be able to find funding from eager investors, according to a panel of experts who discussed venture capital and equity financing at the Algae Biomass Summit in Seattle early this month. Excerpts from this news report: 1. The investment situation for algae is actually better than [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algenol Biofuels, developers of DIRECT TO ETHANOL(TM), the most advanced third generation biofuels technology, today announced the official opening of the Company’s U.S. headquarters in Naples, Florida. The new headquarters joins established locations in Baltimore, Maryland and Palm Beach county Florida. The office will house the Company’s business development and [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Several members of the renewable fuels industry recently made announcements promoting their latest accomplishments in renewable jet fuel production. Researchers at the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center have produced samples of a 100 percent renewable jet fuel that meets the stringent requirements for the U.S. military’s [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Genetic engineering also influences how Sapphire will grow its algae. It wants to grow the algae in open, saline ponds, rather than sealed bioreactors, like Greenfuel. The company also says that it has minimized the danger of rogue algal blooms from its genetically enhanced algae ponds as well as the [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press release Seattle, Oct. 22 — When the 2008 Algae Biomass Summit kicks off tomorrow in Seattle it will be in front of nearly twice as many attendees as the inaugural summit last year. The Algae Biomass Summit, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (http://www.wsgr.com) and The Byrne Company [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Seaweed could be used as a green fuel alternative, research by Scottish scientists revealed yesterday. The research details how marine algae could be farmed to produce biomass fuel for homes and transport. The Scottish Association of Marine Science was commissioned by the Crown Estate to conduct the new research. Professor [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Marlborough-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation, which announced last month it had produced biofuel from algae growing on sewage, is to work with a multi-national company to commercially exploit its technology. Aquaflow said today it had signed a memorandum of understanding with United States-based UOP LLC, wholly owned by Honeywell International Inc, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Currently aircraft mostly run on kerosene, and while a variety of other biofuels are being discussed for aircraft, the idea would be to use plant sources to manufacture synthetic kerosene — or, to use the technical term, synthetic paraffinic kerosene. According to Darrin Morgan, who is in charge of environmental [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Initiates Rosetta Green, a Project Which Will Leverage Rosetta Genomics’ Proprietary microRNA Technologies and Strong IP Position to Develop a Wide Range of Plant-Based Applications – The Company has Recently Secured Up to $1.5M From Private Investors, Which Will be Invested in the Project in Trenches as Certain Milestones are [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Mr. Kemp and his students start the process of creating “oilgae” by collecting phytoplankton (microscopic algae) from Bogue Sound, then growing it in special ponds. As the water is pumped from the sound into the ponds, a filter separates the phytoplankton from other microscopic animals that would eat it. The [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. The mission is under way to turn algae into an alternative to fossil-based oil by 2020 as the UK Carbon Trust launched the Algae Biofuels Challenge.As part of Advanced Bioenergy Accelerator, the Carbon Trust intends to make a multi-million pound investment to support the development and commercialisation of microalgae biofuel [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. GreenFuel Technologies Corporation and Aurantia, SA announced the second phase of their joint project to develop and scale algae farming technologies in the Iberian Peninsula on october 21. The Holcim cement plant was initiated in December 2007 near Jerez, Spain, the project’s goal is to demonstrate that industrial CO2 emissions [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Seattle-based Inventure Chemical and Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic announced this week a joint venture to create biofuels from algae fed by a coal-fired power plant. Apparently, this is an idea growing in popularity. Seambiotic has developed a way to convert algae to biodiesel, ethanol, or specialty chemicals, and they’re testing their [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Add another contender to the alternative aviation fuel race: Swift Enterprises. The company, which is based in Indiana, has developed a renewable jet fuel made from landfill waste, sorghum, algae, woodchips, and other feedstocks. Swift’s biofuel currently costs $60 per gallon to produce, but the company believes that the cost [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Thought I’d profile this company. ProductsThey grow agal species specifically tailored to your requirements. Quantities and dry processing and packaging is available for all species harvested at their facility. BioreactorBioreactor Forest(tm) 20 System – 2000L photobioreactor system is skid mounted and can process up to 1000L of wet algae per [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. A rather old news item (Nov 2007 ), but I seemed to have missed this in my earlier posts, so there it is! US-headquartered energy company Chevron and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have entered into a collaborative R&D agreement to study and advance technology [...]
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