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Japanese Researcher Converts Algae to Fuel & Food

Kengo Suzuki, who is the Head of R & D of the algae fuel start-up by the name Euglena, located in the premises of Tokyo University, is working on the microalgae Euglena, to check the possibility of using it as a  key source of fuel for powering jet planes in future. He has also made [...]

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[ More ] May 15th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae Oil Extraction, algae oil production, Algae-Aviation-Fuel, Algae-Energy, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Oil-Companies |

United States’ Defense Vehicles to be Powered by Algae-derived Fuels Soon

As there is a growing concern for environmental, many countries are actively supporting the projects on renewable energy. The United States of America is no exception. Algae biofuels are getting considerable recognition in the US these days. No wonder the US president supports algae based biofuels as an alternative to the conventional fossil fuels. Interestingly [...]

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[ More ] June 18th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in algae biodiesel USA |

IBP’s Algal Fuel A Success

May 11th was a big day for the Independence Bio-Products company. Its algal jet-fuel was tested by the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and was found out to be identical to the fuel obtained from other sources like Jatropha, Soybeans and Camelina.  This achievement is a part of a [...]

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[ More ] May 12th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Energy-Companies |

Argentinian Algae Company to Fuel Jets Soon

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. [...]

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[ More ] April 20th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

The story behind 1500 gallons of Solazyme’s jet fuel to the U.S. Navy

Solazyme, the San Francisco- based company claimed that they provided about 1500 gallons of algae-based jet fuel , infact 100 percent algae-based fuel to the U.S. Navy. So, I was actually wondering what is so special about it that the” U.S. Navy” is after it. Solazyme as you might be aware grows algae in the [...]

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[ More ] August 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

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