Shankar commented on ALGAE IN DARKNESS33

Good post. more

Shankar posted Now that the oil is $ 115 per barrel !!31

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

Shankar commented on Algae protein feedstock developed at UCLA32

Instead of starving, feed proteins. Sounds interesting. more

Shankar commented on Aurora Algae completes construction of demonstration plant5

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

Shankar posted Algae Tec to be listed in Frankfurt FWB10

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 !!62

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 annum41

@ 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 !! ?7

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 m3

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 volume5

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 ?25

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

Manohar commented on Massive algae-powered airship moves to NASA?s Ames Research Center1

WOW more

Manohar commented on Final Showdown; modern bioreactor vs. open ditches, raceways,etc.57

Alan ! Well said. There is no arguement left for open raceway ponds model anymore. More than the cost, the foot print draws my attention, although there is a huge diff ... more

Manohar posted Prof S Elumalai of Presidency college get DRDO nod for algae biofuel research29

Prof S. Elumalai has been a serious researcher on algae from bio fuel. It is heartening to note that my city Chennai is now getting big time in the oil ... more

Manohar commented on Algae and human waste to run cars in New York !!?12

This is something similar to what is being tried in California."An algae-based wastewater treatment project is planned to be started in May, at Laguna wastewater treatment plant in the city ... more

Manohar commented on An Important Algae Biofuel Happening in India10

Good to know that India too is joining the algae biofuel race. There is an urgent need for a number of private companies to team up with the best of ... more

Manohar commented on Algae biofuel costing - Questionable ?!?89

Vertigro is an interesting concept, to have tall pbrs like the one's Alan designs, next to a coal plant to consume the CO2 and grow algae  24 hours. IN once ... more

Manohar posted WHEN WHATand WHERE1

World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. gets a ticker symbol of WHEN  , a public holding company operating in the alternative energy sector. That is a terrific symbol to get. WHAT's ... more

Manohar posted What Happens After November 2nd?0

I am copying a mail from Riggs of Origin Oil. " If you're in the USA, you know there's widespread speculation that the Republicans will take back ground tomorrow in the House, Senate and in ... more

Manohar posted US Navy Demos Algae-Fueled Boat0

.In a move the service says is part of its strategy to float a ?Green Fleet? by 2016, the US Navy demoed for media today a boat that runs ? ... more

Manohar posted Royal Society gives ?250,000 for an innovation in algae biofuel28

A bubble-maker that looks like the flux capacitor from the Back to the Future films last night won a ?250,000 prize from the Royal Society for its ability to transform ... more

Manohar posted Algae fuel startups ! 15 of them !2

About two and a half years ago, Katie Fehrenbacher made a list of Algae fuel companies that one should know.The companies listed were GreenFuel Technologies: Solazyme, Blue Marble Energy, Inventure ... more

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.

Manohar says

Saline aquifers will provide cheap source of water but how will evaporated water be replaced and how will changing water chemistry affect yields?

Manohar says

Compared to a normal plant, which grows vertically, an algae grows 360 degrees. So does it grow 360 times that of an average plant ??

Shankar says

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

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 !

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 ?