Algalsolution posted Rapeseed, Jatropha, Palm - Oil1

We have just sold every litre of oil that we can produce, and are looking for a further 30,000 MT of Rapeseed, Jatropha or Palm OIL per month. more

Natalia posted First International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts3

The First International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts is to be held in St Louis USA, on 17-20 July 2011. The conference will focus on all areas of ... more

Natalia posted Airlines Gained Technical Approval for the Use of Algae Biofuels0

The ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants for approving a new jet fuel specification that will further enable the use of sustainable alternative fuels in aviation. According to the ... more

Natalia posted The First Commercial Jetliner to do a Transatlantic Flight on "Biologically Derived Fuel?0

Boeing 747-8 freighter is going to be the first commercial jetliner to do a transatlantic flight on biofuels. Boeing's Keith Otsuka and Rick Braun, along with Sten Rossby of Cargolux, will ... more

Natalia posted 21 billion gallons of algal oil with American grown algae !9

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that water use is much less if algae are grown in the U.S. regions that have the sunniest and ... more

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

Bharathiramani posted Myriant Technologies to Build the Largest Biobased Succinic Acid Plant29

Myriant Technologies will build the world’s largest biobased succinic acid plant at Louisiana’s Port of Lake Providence, the firm’s CEO, Stephen J. Gatto, announced on Dec. 28 in a joint ... 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

Algalsolution commented on Materials needed to build a PBR7

Hi Paulo, We beleive that we have the most cost effective bioreactor, and are prepared to share our knowledge on signature of a non disclosure agreement. more

Algalsolution commented on QUESTION3

Fossil fuel has not run out yet. When it begins to we will see panic, hardship and more wars. Why not prepare pre-emptively. 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 annum42

@ 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

Srividhya posted Meeting Biofuel Scientists at the National Biofuel Board Conference and Expo3

Joanna Schroeder had the opportunity to hang out with some “Next Generation for Biofuels"There were 10 in attendance at this year’s conference and each had his own story on how ... 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

Srividhya posted How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to Replace Oil1

A very good article on the development of algal biofuels sector. Read athttp://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/the-lost-decade-of-algal-biofuel/ more

Srividhya posted Dreams to make carbon dioxide reactive0

'It's a chemist's dream to make CO2  react,' says Bayer MaterialScience's Christoph Gürtler. 'This is obviously a difficult task but, given the right catalyst and technical set-up, we believe it ... more

Srividhya posted 5th European Phycological Conference0

5th European Phycological Congress is to be held from 4-9/9/2011at Rhodes Island, Greece.http://www.epcv.gr/ more

Srividhya posted Worl Biofuels Markets meet,20110

Over 250 biofuels thought leaders will share their experiences and expertise on all aspects of the biofuels value chain during three days of interactive conference sessions ( March ... more

Srividhya posted 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition0

The 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&E), the leading platform for the world’s biomass specialists, will take place in Berlin, Germany (Conference 6-10 June 2011 - Exhibition 6-9 ... more

Arden posted Algae and biolamp !27

Peter Horvath of Hungary, has designed the Biolamp, a public street lamp (though I suppose one could use it in one’s yard or on one’s estate just as well) that lights your way, cleans ... 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

Natalia posted Microalgae as a hydrogen source4

Microalgae absorb sunlight and through photosynthesis can produce hydrogen gas. In theory these microalgae can produce hydrogen, in practice it is much more complicated.The first barrier to hydrogen production is ... more

Natalia posted Algae Growing, Harvesting and Extraction Technologies Workshop0

When American algae producers, harvesting, extraction technologies, researchers,and engineering companies who agree that algae could be one solution to help get the US off of foreign oil join together in ... 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

SindhujaRamakrishnan commented on new extraction techniques2

interesting article.. more

Arden posted $140 Oil and $5 Gas0

(Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of "White House Chronicle" on PBS. His e-mail is lking@kingpublishing.com .)     According to a loosely-organized apocalyptic Christian movement, May 21, 2011 will be the ... more

SindhujaRamakrishnan posted Algae.Tec set to make debut1

Algae.tec (http://www.algaetec.com.au/) has signed a MoU with Manildra, an ethanol producer to try out an algae-production plant at Nowra, Australia. The company hopes to begin production by 2012. The plant ... more

Arden posted Algae extraction technology by Origin Oil0

Algae extraction technology by Origin Oil Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO, says "No one company is going to do it all, and that's why we have decided to focus on extraction, ... more

Arden posted Ten algae ventures selected5

Ten  interesting Algae ventures as selected by a environmental-expert.com 1.        Sapphire Energy 2.       Solazyme 3.        Joule 4.       Aurora 5.       PetroAlgae 6.        Algenol 7.       Origin Oil 8.       Phycal 9.       NAABB 10.   Photon8  Details at http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=9252&codi=219546 more

Natalia says

The US Navy will use only "third generation" biofuels. That means no ethanol made from corn . The Navy is only testing fuels like camelina and algae that do not compete with food, that have a carbon footprint cleaner than fossil fuels and that can be grown cheaper than fossil fuels.

Natalia says

The Navy will use only %u201Cthird generation%u201D biofuels. That means no ethanol made from corn . The Navy is only testing fuels like camelina and algae that do not compete with food, that have a carbon footprint cleaner than fossil fuels and that can be grown cheaper than fossil fuels.