Amanda commented on Before any investment...14

Thanks Hasseli for the post.Very relevant to all of us."It all boils down to a good concept that works in the lab but not in practice."Isnt it right ? more

Amanda posted Algae cultivation for biofuel by a fishing company - Chile0

Pesquera San Jos? plans to produce biofuels from brown algae (Macrocystis pyrifera), better known as huiro.With this objective in mind, the company is now co-developing the InnovaChile project BAL Biofuels, ... more

Amanda commented on Microalgae are disappearing from the oceans !?3

MattS has posted a blog suggesting the following action. A wind powered method for passive de-acidification of the oceans. By using a floating, wind driven apparatus, to inject pressurized ambient air at ... more

Amanda commented on Diatoms and Cyanobacteria Needed!!4

They sell micro algae oil. Iam not sure if they sell diatoms and cyanobacteria. YOu can try http://www.soley.cn/products.html more

Amanda posted Solazyme Inks 150,000 gallon Deal to Provide Algal Biofuel to Navy0

Solazyme just recently delivered 20,000 gallons to the US NavY. That was supposed to be a record for the largest quantum of algae biofuel ?delivery, ever done.Now, they have signed ... more

Amanda posted BIO announces topics, speaker for Dec 11, Hawai meet0

http://www.bio.org/pacrim/program/plenary_program.asp more

Amanda posted Bio-lipidos/ AEE to start $10 m algae fuel plant, PeurtoRico0

Bio-Lipidos and utility AEE have joined towards producing clean fuel from the marine micro-algae found in tropical waters. Puerto Rico will soon be having a plant for generating clean fuel ... more

Amanda posted Convert algae to oil for fueling electricity plants0

Puerto Rico is embarking on a test project for converting algae to oil as part of a campaign to lessen the U.S. territory's dependence on expensive imported oil.A local company ... more

Amanda commented on Bioplastics from blooms !?2

Sorry Obehilentus I cant directly help you. But u can search for environmental scientists role in the economy in google or similar key words and you will get some articles. Read them up ... more

Amanda posted WSU to lead Pacific Northwest aviation biofuel project2

By Anna Austin   A regional renewable jet fuel collaboration has been formed to assess four Pacific Northwest statesWashington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana to determine biomass feedstock growth, harvest, refining and transport ... more

Amanda commented on National Algae Technology Roadmap Released4

Baring the grant for Cellna, the other two grants are in my opinion for the ability to scale. more

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Braskem, a Brazilian chemicals firm, has commercialised polyethylene a commonly used plastic resin made from sugarcane. It is now working with Novozymes, a pioneering Danish biotech firm, to repeat the trick for polypropylene, another common plastic. If its happening, it is happening in biotech !

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Amyris, designs and harnesses yeasts to convert plant-sourced sugars, such as sugar cane to biofuel. Solazyme harnesses algae to convert plant sourced sugars such as sugar to bio fuel !