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You are at: Oilgae Blog. Arizona State University officials said today researchers have received a $3 million for a new algae spinoff company that’s developed a kerosene-based aviation fuel derived from algae. The scientists leading the effort are professors Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld of ASU’s Laboratory for Algae Research & Biotechnology. The team said [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. To combat the rising cost of a barrel of oil the airline industry has implemented a suite of “creative” price hikes: Jetblue recently increased the cost of its roomier seats, American Airlines announced it will begin charging a luggage fee, and US Airways plans to price all its non-alcoholic drinks [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. There are many companies that are joining the race to find a cost-effective, environmentally friendly way to turn algae into the fuel needed to power cars, trucks, airplanes and boats. The amount of money being invested in algae-to-fuel research by venture capitalists is skyrocketing. New businesses are snapping up graduate [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Came across this new site Algae Oil – not sure how long it has been around. Right now, it is a rather small site, am sure it will grow fast and become more useful with time By the way, have you subscribed to the Oilgae Blog?; How about joining the [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Two leading Algae experts will share their views on the commercialization prospects of Algae Biofuels at the upcoming “Algae Biofuels: The REAL Story” webinar. This webinar separates facts from fiction and will provide a critical examination of several key issues central to long-term commercial success. Algae Biofuels may not be [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. What looks just like a dune buggy — for researchers at Old Dominion University — is much, much more. Powered by what grows in ponds and aquariums, what’s bubbling inside these large vats is being called the fuel of the future. Dr. Patrick Hatcher is a leader of the Algae-to-Biodiesel [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. One key difficulty with algae is yields – typically, many algae growing in a natural state only produces about one percent by weight of the hydrocarbons desired. Now new a new research program from the University of Virginia aims to change that. The new program, funded by a UVA Collaborative [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Algae-based biofuels are the topic du jour. And why not—the prospect of using pond scum to power 21st-century transportation and replace crude oil is pretty appealing. So one of the highlights from the Algae Biomass Summit in Seattle yesterday, besides the keynote by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, was a panel [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Carbon Trust’s multi-million pound initiative into algae to transport fuels* As part of our Advanced Bioenergy Accelerator, the Carbon Trust intends to make a multi-million pound investment to support the development and commercialisation of microalgae biofuel technologies that have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Microalgae can be [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. University of Texas researchers have turned their attention to a promising alternative fuel source: pond scum. Researchers at UT, home to the largest collection of algae in the world, are vying for a piece of a Defense Department research project that nudges scientists to find fuel alternatives for its jet [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. The 2008 Algae Biomass Summit opened on 23rd Oct to a capacity audience of more than 600 algae producers, scientists, investors and policy-makers from more than a dozen countries. These experts gathered to accelerate the development of algae-based solutions to global energy, environmental, and economic issues. Keynote speaker and pre-eminent [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. 2008 ALGAE BIOMASS SUMMIT SPEAKERS This is the entire list of summit speakers at the recently held Algae Biomass Summit in Washington. The list might be useful to many of you who are making efforts in the algae to fuel domain. MARK P. ALLEN, P.E. CEO & Co-Founder A2BE CARBON [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. The Algal Biomass Organization is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of the algal biomass industry. It promotes the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from algae. The primary purpose of the Algal Biomass Organization is to: * Facilitate commercialization and market development [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. GreenFuel Technologies, Aurantia developing joint algae project in Spain Biofuels company GreenFuel Technologies said it is moving forward on a 247 acre project in Spain that will grow algae for use in fuel, as well as food and animal feed. The company is partnering with Spain’s Aurantia SA on the [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. It launches £26m project to develop transport fuels made from algae. The world’s biggest publicly funded project to make transport fuels from algae launched by a government agency which develops low-carbon technologies. The Carbon Trust announced a project to make algal biofuels a commercial reality by 2020. The plan could [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press release OriginOil, Inc. announced that the company has appointed Vikram M. Pattarkine, Ph.D. as chief technology officer. Pattarkine’s career spans more than 25 years as a chemical-environmental engineer, with expertise in processes related to waste treatment, nutrient management, water quality and renewable energy. He has extensive international experience covering [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. From laboratory to the fuel tank “One man’s pond scum is another man’s ticket to energy independence. Just ask attendees of a conference Friday in The Woodlands that focused on the potential of algae in making renewable fuels.” says this short report on the recently held National Algae Association conference [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. An algae fuel business – with a paying customer GreenFuel Technologies on Tuesday is expected to announce what few in the algae fuel business can claim–a paying customer. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company detailed a multi-year deal worth $92 million to build greenhouses that grow algae, which can be harvested for [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. The algae farms at YanCheng, Xiangshui County and New Zone Cixi, Zhejiang were inspected by the joint venture for large scale commercial production of algae biofuel A Meeting held between Petrosun and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology provided a pathway for agreement to acquire a Certificate of [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Press release National Algae Association Conference October 23-24, 2008The Woodlands, Texas LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE The National Algae Association Conference Algae Commercialization Business Roundtable, Research and Networking Forum, which will be held October 23-24, 2008 at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center in The Woodlands, Texas. Due to its fast-growing nature, [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Has a sewage farm just outside the New Zealand city of Blenheim provided a solution to the world’s energy shortages? Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation, a local start-up, has patented a process to extract biofuel from sewage, and last year the country’s minister for energy, David Parker, roadtested a car run on [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder came to town Wednesday, Oct. 15, to be briefed by members of the Marshall Saline Development Corporation on the planning of the EcoAlgae plant. “We feel really good about where the project is today from where it was three months ago,” said Roy Hunter, executive director [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. CHAPEL HILL You know that green scum creeping across the surface of your local public water reservoir” Or maybe its choking out a favorite fishing spot or livestock watering hole. Its probably cyanobacteria blue-green algae and, according to a paper in the April 4 issue of the journal Science, it [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. Utah State University will share a $900,000 government research grant for biofuel production. The Utah school will team with Montana State University to grow species of algae that thrive in geothermal vents and the Great Salt Lake in a test of their oil content. USU energy lab director Jeff Muhs [...]
You are at: Oilgae Blog. This research report, Analyzing Algae as a Source of Fuel – covers the huge potential of algae to serve as fuel for the energy-hungry world we live in. The report explores the technologies involved in the process of converting algae into biofuel, the advantages and disadvantages of algae, the challenges [...]
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