Narsi says

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

Narsi says

Marine phytoplankton and why it is really a great health food - http://store.annabellina.com/seph.html

Narsi says

An exciting article on how an accidental discovery could help algae fuel efforts - http://www.energyboom.com/biofuels/has-vg-energy-stumbled-elusive-%E2%80%9Clipid-trigger%E2%80%9D

Narsi says

Oilgae will be present at the 3rd Algae World Asia Conference at Singapore (19-20 Oct). Two of my collleagues Mathumitha and Sumukhi will be at the conference. Those of you who wish to network with them, here are their coordinates - http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/mathumitha and http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/sumukhi

Narsi commented on High Value Algae Products Along with Biodiesel Production4

You might want to interact with the Oilgae team at Chennai as they are working on something similar for a possible white paper presentation. That would be Mathu ( http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/mathumitha ... more

Narsi says

Puerto Rico testing tiny algae as energy source - http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9I4KIOG0.htm

Narsi posted All News about Algae is about Menace1

Just thought it'd be a good idea to see what news comes on top when I type in the key word "Algae" in Google News search. Funny, almost all the ... more

Narsi posted Seaweed extract to cure pimples13

Seaweed extract can kill pimples - An active ingredient from a brown seaweed, off the coast of Brittany, may help kill pimples and oily skin. Hoisted up from the seabed ... more

Narsi commented on Building Microbial Fuel Factories1

Can someone tell me how feasible what these folks are working on? I get the overall idea - do away with the biomass middleman and use microbes instead to convert ... more

Narsi posted Michigan Researchers Turn Wet Algae into Biodiesel0

This has been something we have been researching at Oilgae as well - doing away with the drying part for WAB (wet algae biomass)...listen to this:"University of Michigan scientists have ... more

Narsi commented on Solazyme gets $52 Million for Algae-Based Fuel1

Hmmm...let's hope their heterotrophic process really makes it...way to go, SZ! more

Narsi commented on Top Companies and Their Latest in Energy from Algae18

@ Shankar...that's a good idea...a monthly showcasing of what's happening on the companies' front...Parkavi, you might want to think about this idea... more

Narsi commented on Are there others interested / involved in bio plastics from algae !!7

Well, I'm not so sure about the algae to plastics prospects, but bioplastics as a business is sure going to go places in the next few years...right now, it is ... more

Rumana commented on Problems with Algae-based Carbon Capture26

@ Narsi - The one solution I can think of for the land requirements next to power plants is to transport the CO2 to a location where such land is ... more

Narsi posted Algae-based CO2 Sequestration at Power Plants16

I was wondering if there are members in this club who have done / or are doing work on algae-based CO2 capture at power plants and other large CO2 emitting ... more

Rumana posted Botryococcus braunii - a Potential Source for Biofuel?33

Botryococcus braunii belong to the species Cholorophyceae. These colony-forming green Microalga live in both fresh water and brackish water environments. These species possess unique characteristics ... more

Narsi posted Photo-Bioreactor for Algae & Aquaculture Using Recycled Bottles30

This instructable will show you how to construct and maintain a basic bioreactor that can be used to grow all sorts of cool things like algae, brine shrimp, or SeaMonkeys! ... more

Preethi commented on Companies following the algae biomass -> Gasification route27

I have added few more companies that produce algae fuels through gasification... 1. A2BE Carbon Capture LLC (A2BE) and Power Ecalene Fuels, Inc. (PEF), combine algae farming-based CO2 capture and ... more

Narsi posted Companies following the algae biomass -> Gasification route27

I strongly feel that the algal biomass to fuels using the gasification and chemical synthesis route (the thermochemical route) have significant potential. Can someone provide the prominent companies that are following ... more

Rumana posted High Efficiency Micro algae research4

The use of fossil fuels is now widely accepted as unsustainable due to depleting resources and the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the environment that have already exceeded the dangerously ... more

Rumana posted CSU Researchers test emissions from burning Biofuel0

Many in the field of Renewable Energy hope that Algae Biofuel production reduces the amount of green house gases in the Atmosphere and very Eco friendly too. But the conclusions are ... more

Preethi posted Students Get Involved in Biodiesel from Algae7

The Merrimack Biodiesel Crew was established in the fall of 2006 by of Merrimack High School and the group continues as an after school, research based, science and engineering club. The ... more

Preethi posted Algae as a source of electricity27

A recent interesting news in the algae energy domain is that few scientists from California and Korea have successfully generated electricity from algae. The scientists claim to have stolen the electrons ... more

Preethi commented on Key Cost Components of Algae PBR18

@dmcgill As you say, photobioreactors are the best way of cultivation since it can offer significant benefits to producers of algae for specialty purposes like energy products. Few PBR's like ... more

Preethi commented on Designer PBR1

There is no publicly available protocol to design Photobioreactors at home. But there is a new e-book named "Making Algae Photobioreactors" at Home that presents scalable models of in-house algae ... more

Preethi commented on secretion of oil from microalgae28

Genetic engineering of algae for increased oil yield is an interesting and potential topic too..... A research suggests an increase in oil yield by introducing additional copies of the ACCase gene ... more

Preethi posted OriginOil is Taking Initiative to Make Jet Fuel from algae1

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae into oil, has formed an industry working group to develop jet fuel from algae using waste streams. The ... more

Rumana posted UNL team looks to tap energy from algae0

A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers is working to extract oil from that sticky green stuff that gums up boat motors and fishing lines. Then they'll study the feasibility ... more

Preethi posted Query: FFA content of algal oil5

Hello friends, Can someone tell me the FFA (Free Fatty Acid) content of algal oil in wt % ? more

Rumana posted UK looks forward to produce 70 Billion litres of Biofuel1

Now it has been the UK's turn to focus on Algae Biodiesel on a very large scale with the Carbon Trust Initiative. The Carbon Trust has announced plans to take on ... more

Preethi posted Sustainable Biofuels Award0

Coincidentally the forthcoming post is also about Solazyme. Solazyme, Inc., an algae fuel company took home the number one position in the Sustainable Biofuels Technology category at the 2nd Annual ... more

Rumana posted Algae fuel contender Aurora lands $15M ? but can it grow?0

Aurora Biofuels, a startup that cultivates algae to produce biodiesel, has just landed $15 million in a third round of venture funding. But it has yet to overcome the big ... more