Shankar commented on ALGAE IN DARKNESS3

Good post. more

Shankar posted Now that the oil is $ 115 per barrel !!3

I have been reading in this forum that Oil from  Algae becomes viable in raceway ponds / PBR the moment oil reaches $ 100 per barrel .Is it true !!Is ... more

Krupali posted A forum to discuss carbon capture and storage using algae0

http://www.powerplantccs.com/forum/Algae nova is right. There is no one to fend for us. We need to save ourselves.Algae to oil is all our eyes are on.But the world may reach a ... more

Shankar commented on Algae protein feedstock developed at UCLA1

Instead of starving, feed proteins. Sounds interesting. more

Shankar commented on Aurora Algae completes construction of demonstration plant1

Good that some scaling is happening in open ponds too. more

Shankar posted Algae Tec to be listed in Frankfurt FWB3

That is great news for Algae.TecGermany is the hotbed of not just algae but also carbon capture and storage in Europe.FWB is a great exchange to be listed in .REad ... more

Shankar commented on 60 times more oil from algae at low cost !!17

I saw the some news about this in oilgae newsletter recently. !! more

Shankar commented on 20,000,000 gallons of algae oil / biodiesel per acre per annum5

@ GopinelliThanks for your comments. It sounds pretty interesting. "  I too have a huge claim, but not as huge as BARD. Theoretically my system, can produce 110 metric ton dry biomass ... more

Shankar posted Solazyme to file S-1 doc, getting ready for IPO !! ?0

I have said repeatedly a few months ago, when Solazyme signed up strategic and financial partnership with the Japanese food giant and Uniliver, that it appears that Solazyme is heading ... more

Shankar posted Origin OIl lands an order worth $ 1 m0

News Alert: OOIL lands an order worth up to $1 MillionWelcome Back!Let’s get right into it. Last time I alerted you to OOIL was on December 9th, 2010. At the time OOIL traded for ... more

Shankar posted Algae.Tec soars 34.3% on high volume3

Rising for a second consecutive day, a two day rise of 67.9% January 27Remarkable. Especially considering that I thought that the issue wont be fully subscribed, given my understanding of ... more

Shankar posted Best method of oil extraction ?0

OOne Mr Puneet  had m    messaged me as below. SSome of you who are experts in this field, pl do reply.TPPPuneet:  Can u please tell me,if any mechanical oil press can ... more

Krupali commented on Photoautotrophic Cultivation- Open ponds Vs Photobioreactors10

Bionavitas is supposed to be making low cost PBRs, isnt it ? Anyone who has tried their pbr ? more

Krupali commented on Solazyme CEO clarifies on Price !!4

I agree with Shankar. Now the price question has been resolved to a great extent. Let us congratulate Solazyme for delivering a large quantity, the first of its kind, a pioneering ... more

Krupali commented on Algae Feed first5

Interesting comments. There are those who are very optimistic who are going ahead and setting up a project and here are people who think it is infeasible. I do understand that there ... more

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The gold dust twins of advanced biofuels, Jonathan Wolfson and Harrison Dillon at Solazyme have been working nearly a decade on their Solazyme brainchild and ran the gamut on ways to grow algae before settling on their 'grow in the dark' strategy. KRUPALI

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Paul Woods, who has shepherded Algenol Biofuels from a little-known start-up to near household-recognition status within biofuels, landing a signature partnership with Dow and a massive grant from DOE for its unique algae-to-ethanol process. KRUPALI

Shankar says

More than 40% of all clean-tech venture capital funding worldwide went to firms in California as investments in those companies more than tripled to $2.9 billion in the first half of 2010.

Shankar says

"The simple question is, can you get enough additional productivity in bioreactors to offset the additional cost of PBRs?"

Krupali commented on High Value Algae Products Along with Biodiesel Production4

Best of luck Parkavi ! more

Krupali posted Richard Branson on Algae !?0

I came across this radio / BBC site about richard branson and algae.I have always been fascinated by Richard Branson.I am not able to get the accent perhaps due to the ... more

Shankar says

" Joule expects its first revenue in 2012 when it brings its diesel to market, and expects to have the first production plant fully operational in 2013" Hope this turns out to be true !

Krupali commented on Craig Venter's methods7

Thanks Duncan. more

Krupali says

Dr. Venter is turning from reading the genetic code to an even more audacious goal: writing it. !!

Shankar says

Frito-Lay, snacks co of PepsiCo, is adopting compostable crisp packets. Wal-Mart, is expanding its use of bioplastics. Procter & Gamble, a consumer-products giant, recently agreed to use some biochemicals made by Amyris in its products. Industrial biotech is getting going !

Shankar says

Shell becomes a sugar giant with the $ 12 b Csoan tie up. Solazyme tied up Bunge Limited. Another sugar giant. Should i buy sugar stocks now ?

Krupali posted Indian Seaweed gains Recognition0

A process breakthrough of extracting world-class Agarose a gelatinous substance from Gracilaria dura, a seaweed mostly found on Gujarat coast has burst the global myth that Indian seaweeds are poor ... more

Krupali says

"When you get to economics, you have to ask how one values carbon"

Krupali says

Companies that rely on photosynthesis exclusively to grow algae are being overly optimistic on the amount of land that's required.

Krupali posted Omega 3 oil 100% safe5

Fish oil capsules have not been popular with al due to their fishy smell and also the fear that the fish used for extracting oilmay have been contaminated by ocean ... more

Krupali posted Algae Growth0

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. and BioProcess Algae LLC announced plans for Phase II of its Grower Harvester (TM) algae project located at Green Plains"s Shenandoah ethanol plant. During Phase I, ... more