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Controls and sensors for a PBR - 2 years ago
Are the requirments for sensors and controls for inputs basicaly the same for photo' and hetro' algae reactors? Can you site some companies that have control systems ready to apply to ...- more
Congratulations to Bard for being one of the first to benchmark at NAA - 2 years ago
Congratulations to Surajit Khanna and the rest of the crew for your successful efforts in bring a new commerical algae venture into existence. Below is a copy of a news release by the NAA. T Home of ...- more
Final Showdown; modern bioreactor vs. open ditches, raceways,etc. - 3 years ago
November 26 2010 03:00:15 PM Hello FOA, I will spend some time and see how far I get along the road looking for an answer for the question: Which is better a ...- more
Question for Blake on post Oct. 1 early a.m. - 3 years ago
Blake where did you get the number of $150 per square meter for a cost for a modern PBR? A square meter is not a good way to compare ditches with ...- more
Some numbers from the past. (blogs) - 3 years ago
Let's continue with the math on a industrial algae system that converts 25,000 scfm of CO2 into crude algae oil and dry algae meal. BTW, what is going to happen to ...- more
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Wonder what is the latest timeline that is suggested by experts for algae fuel commercialization...I recently read that Synthetic Genomics suggest that it could be beyond 2025, perhaps even 2030 when we can realistically expert algal fuel to be in the market
Coyne, an expert in algal blooms and an associate professor in marine biosicences@ the University of Delaware, discovered that the species Heterosigma akashiwo may have a special ability to neutralize nitric ... more
Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment - http://bit.ly/11aapuI
@ Krupali- Check this link - http://www.youngagain.org/books/betaglucan.pdf more
That's quite interesting! What are the applications of this compound? more
Beta glucan is a thoroughly researched compound with scientifically proven benefits. The problem is that it has been historically produced by extracting a very small portion from yeast cell walls ... more
Yes, the extraction is expensive when organisms such as yeasts are involved since it has only 10-15% of beta glucan while the algae that is being used by Algae Scientific ... more
Isnt the extraction of Beta Glucan expensive? more
The 7th annual Algae Biomass Summit will take place September 30 - October 3, 2013 at the Hilton Orlando in Orlando, Florida. This dynamic event unites industry professionals from all sectors of ... more
When do algae fuels become a commercial reality??
Propel Fuels and Solazyme have announced the results of their pilot retail program and over the 30 days consumers were given a choice to purchase biofuels produced from algae, they chose the ... more
The Algae Biomass Organization has responded to the recently released National Research Council report on the sustainability of algae-based biofuel, applauding the report’s findings that any current concerns over sustainability ... more
Greetings All- i am looking for some research on the use of cultured algae on soilenrichment - e.g. omega 3 benefits soil micro fauna. more
There are currently intensive global research efforts aiming at reducing cost of harvesting microalgae from culture system. However, harvesting microalgae at large scale is the major hurdle for economically feasible ... more
I wonder if there is anyone who knows the estimated efficiency of oil-based algae that is, if solar irradiance is 2000wh per year per m2 of how much of the ... more
OMEGA Overview:Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) is an innovative method to grow algae, clean wastewater, capture carbon dioxide and to ultimately produce biofuel without competing with agriculture for ... more
CTO: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/OMEGA/index.html
Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture in Brazil April 3, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com outh San Francisco-based Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation LLC , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food ... more
GeneArt® Precision TALs March 21, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com TALE proteins offer precise gene editing capabilities. ife Technologies has announced the launch of GeneArt® Precision TALs, generally referred to as TAL effector proteins (TALE), which will ... more
Since 2009 Arup Germany has been leading a research collaboration with COLT International and SSC, a small enterprise specialised in hydrobiological processes. The collaboration is about the integration into buildings ... more
Photobioreactors as adaptive shading devices. Research out of Germany http://smartgeometry.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154
Optimization for higher production (which methods are used to achieve that?) more
Which Algal strain will be suitable for the research....
Friends... i wanna to do a project on " Genetic manipulation of algae to improve self-aggregation " Am inviting your comments and suggestions ...... Nimal Raveendran
OriginOil Demonstrates Low-Energy Algae Appliance to National Algae Association NAA workshop attendees view latest algae processing technologies (video, photos) Los Angeles, CA February 7, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), a leading ... more
http://www.originoil.com/pdf/OriginOil_Algae_Production_and_Networking_Workshop_NAA Algae – Its Strategic Use Ancient History Algae compressed & fossilized into petroleum. Nature processed the whole biomass – did not separate the oils. Today’s Strategy Lipids and biomass are being separated. But are they utilized ... more
BioProcess Algae and GPRE Break Ground on Iowa Production Facility February 2, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com ioProcess Algae LLC and Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. have announced that they will start construction of BioProcess Algae’s ... more
Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Joint Commercial Agreement Development of dry-land aquaculture could transform desert farm economies of the American Southwest and Mexico Mexicali Valley, Mexico and Los Angeles, CA February ... more
To end poverty,hunger, slavery, and dispair, a home size algae reactor is the better solution
It is do difficult to get a straight answer on what kind of incentives/subsidies/sops the Govt of India provides to Algal Biofuels. I am really sick on seeing ancient policy documents all over the internet, that talk about Jatropha only. Has anyone had a breakthrough with seeking the same information that I do. If so, I would lke to request you to please get in touch with me: [email protected]
Find out more about HOK's Net Zero Competition entry at http://biosarch.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/charles-lee-as-part-of-the-hok-san-francisco-net-zero-team-for-a-special-jury-recognition/
Net Zero proposal uses BIOS-FIN vertical bioreactor as part of system to bring residential high rise and community to net positive energy production. Find out more here http://biosarch.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/charles-lee-as-part-of-the-hok-san-francisco-net-zero-team-for-a-special-jury-recognition/ more
Congrats to the HOK San Francisco Net Zero Team for a Special Jury Recognition in the architecture at zero competition http://www.architectureatzero.com/Architecture_at_Zero/Winners_files/07_Battery%20Park%20from%20Zero%20to%20Positive_lr.pdf
Hello, i start my work about extraction of lipid, and i need some protocols for extraction and identification of lipis, i hope to find help here in this website. thank's more
Hello, i have did isolation of some strain of microalgue, and i want did identification of this strains, and i don't know methodology about this, thank's more
Hello, i have a question about protocol of extraction with microwave, and i need a protocol or more information about this, thank's more
Algae (mainly chlorella species) are used as carotenoids sources. Among these carotenoids, i am only concentrating on lutein. Plz suggest me about constructing cheap assembly for growing algae photoautothophically on ... more
I wish to do an algae biodiesel project on Botricoccus braunii and Schiochytrium . This algae biodiesel project is very important for me. i am thinking about this project from last 11 months. i design the photo bioreacter also for algae cultivation. For that project i require algae culture. Due to lack of algae culture i did not started that project, please can anybody give some information about algae culture availability centres and how can i get that algae culture. please help me.