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About Mayura
Active Members @ Oilgae Club
Mayura's Areas of Interest
- Non Fuel Applications of Algae
- Nutrients for Algae Growth
- Algae Fuel Research at Universities and Colleges
- Algae Carbon Capture
- Algae based Waste Water Treatment
- Hydrogen from Algae
- Methane from Algae
- Ethanol from Algae
- Biodiesel from Algae
- Algae Oil Extraction
- Harvesting of Macroalgae
- Harvesting of Microalgae
- Algae Cultivation in Closed Pond
- Algae Cultivation in Open Pond
- Algae Strain Selection
- Algae Genetics
Recent Notes @ Oilgae Club
- What is the best source for purchasing Nannochloropsis gaditana? by Rhunt - 3 months ago
- 1 kg algae can absorb how much amount of co2 by Sivateja - 3 months ago
- It is said that foam are produced in ocean due to high DOC (dissolved organics compounds) which comes from the breakdown of algal blooms, plants etc. it is termed as surfactant or surface active agents. so can algae be used to produce surfactant???. by Keerthana - 4 months ago
- Dear All, The Sivaram Research Foundation will be organizing the International Conference on Biofuels and other alternative energy sources in Sandakan, Malaysia during 2015. I take this opportunity to request all the club members to suggest and contribute for the success of the conference by Sivaram - 4 months ago
- www.gosmap2013.com by Sivaram - 4 months ago
We are pleased to invite oilgae club members to our Algae Talk Session on 19 Sep 2011 at Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Algaetech is organizing "Algae Talk Session" with ... more
Dear Members of Oilgae, I will be attending a algae talk session by Dr. Jonathan Trent, OMEGA Scientist, Ames Research Center, NASA on 19 Sep at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.I have a ... more
Good post. more
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
Instead of starving, feed proteins. Sounds interesting. more
Good that some scaling is happening in open ponds too. more
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
I saw the some news about this in oilgae newsletter recently. !! more
@ 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
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
Last year , Shell’s officials announced that Shell will narrow its research paths in advanced biofuels from 10 advanced technologies to five in 2011, and described 2011 as “the year ... more
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
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
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
Dear members of Oilgae Club,I am happy to share the accomplishment of our company, AlgaeTech International in the field of Algae-based Carbon Capture. Our company has constructed a photobioreactor system, ... more
Scientists from a consortium of nine central laboratories have undertaken a project to discover potential of making bio fuel commercially from microalgae.The project called ?New Millennium India Technology Leadership ... more
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.
List of companies and Universities working on algae jet fuel: Companies 1. Solazyme 2. Honeywell UOP 3. Solena 4. Sapphire Energy 5. Imperium Renewables 6. Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation Universities 1. Arizona state university 2. Cranfield University Supporting Airline Industries 1. Boeing 2. Honeywell/UOP 3. ... more
"The simple question is, can you get enough additional productivity in bioreactors to offset the additional cost of PBRs?"
Algae Biofuels Focus of Session at Delaware Conference - Tamra Fakhoorian with the National Algae Association talks on %u201CAlgae for Energy: The Long Road to Fuel" Independence.%u201D
Solazyme delivers 20,000 gallons of algae-based shipboard fuel to the U.S. Navy
" 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 !
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 !
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 ?
Algae-based biofuel can have 4X carbon footprint of petro-diesel, study says - http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/algae-based-biofuel-can-have-4x-carbon-footprint-of-petro-diesel-study-says/9708/
PetroAlgae, uses algae, diatoms, angiosperms, or cyanobacters to produce diesel fuel, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of stock to raise an estimated $200 million - http://smartenergynews.net/2010/08/12/petroalgae-files-for-200-million-public-offering/
According to a study released by the San Diego Association of Governments, algal biofuels research employs 410 scientists but increases to 784 jobs including indirect jobs. The industry provides nearly $44.6 million in salaries.http://domesticfuel.com/2010/08/09/san-diego-a-hot-bed-of-algal-activity
What about the BIOPAL project..BIOPAL project was started to explore the use of algae as raw material for production of bioplastics and biocomposites contributing to sustainable development of european coastal ... more
Soley Institute is also producing Bioplastic from Spirulina dregs. When they extract some of useful materials from Spirulina microalgae, a large volume of Spirulina dregs are producing as a byproduct. ... more
Looks like carbon capture using algae is going to be a tough job!! Trying to imagine the area required for such a system.. more
Hasseli, I do agree that there are lots of hypes in algae fuel industry. Your observation about the feasibility of producing algal oil is indeed true. But there are some companies ... more
Is this equipment used only in closed systems like photobioreactors or for openponds as well? Do you have proven increased productivity due to the use of BMR? more