OriginOil Inc. has launched the Smart Algae Harvester line of low-energy algae concentrators. The first model is the A25, a workhorse algae harvester designed for scale-up testing and initial production. It can harvest up to 25 litres per minute or up to 36,000 litres of algae cultivation water every day.  The concentrate produced can have […]

OriginOil Inc. a developer of Electro Water Separation is collaborating with Idaho National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy in a project to focus on the development and implementation of novel approaches to improve the efficiency in algal biofuels production. The two companies have jointly submitted a proposal titled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB)”which […]

New Global Energy, a company in sustainable fish farming , has entered into an agreement with Origin Oil, developer of Electro Water Separation ( Electro Water Seperation is said to rapidly and efficiently remove organic material from large quantities of water without the need for chemicals) The agreement features establishing  a permanent technology showcase of the […]

OriginOil has developed a process to treat liquid sewage at the point of origin and use it to feed and grow algae for fuel. A prototype of the system, known as the Electro Water Separation system, is now installed at an urban algae demonstration site near Paris. Human sewage is first separated into solids and […]

OriginOil has filed two patents with the US PTO for its recently developed technology for cleaning up oil and gas field wastewater. The company hopes that its unique technology will find immediate application in oil and gas field wastewater cleanup  and in the long run, it will find a great market potential in industrial wastewater and […]

OriginOil and Algasol Renewables, two major companies in the algae energy industry have entered into an agreement for developing an integrated algae growth and harvesting system. Algasol, which is already working with NASA and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories plans to bundle its offerings with OriginOil’s Algae Appliance, developed by the company wit the aim of reducing the […]

OriginOil has entered into a joint venture with an Australian company for the development of biorefinery. These biorefineries are expected to meet the US and NATO military requirements for alternative fuels. According to OriginOil, the JV aims to build biorefineries in strategic locations around the world that would serve military customers. The JV, called Future […]

OriginOil, one of the prominent algae fuel companies, will work with DOE’s Office of Biomass Programs to create standards for algal biomass. The company has entered into a new research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Under the agreement, OriginOil and INL will work together for establishing industry standards for algal […]

OriginOil, Inc. has received a firm order for a large-scale algae extraction system from MBD Energy, Ltd. The order follows recent collaborative trials of OriginOil’s equipment focused on optimizing capacity to handle large volumes of algae continuously. The new system on order is one of the largest next-generation extraction systems of its kind in the […]

OriginOil has selected BARD to form a joint venture that will focus on technologies developed by both the companies. BARD’s patent-pending technology – BA 1000, deals with cultivating algae based on a modular system of Photobioreactors (PBRs) and OriginOil’s breakthrough technology is all about harvesting and extracting the algae. The joint venture would enable the […]

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), has announced a new policy of seamless integration policy with vendors, recognizing its strategic customers want to work with the fewest possible vendors. OriginOil would fill gaps between its processes so as to widen product offerings. OriginOil CEO Eckelberry  said the new policy would apply only to OriginOil’s direct customers, adding that […]