SAMDevelopment commented on Algae BioMax system enhances crop market value3

I want to be on the next taste panel !!!! more

SAMDevelopment posted Controls and sensors for a PBR39

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

SAMDevelopment commented on Scaling Up.6

Hi Gopinelli, Well finally someone who is getting a clue about how to solve the problem of growing algae in a large enough scale to make a profit and  be able to ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Materials needed to build a PBR7

Paulo, if you send me what you have designed so far I will make comments on those ideas. If you want to keep this dialog private use my e-mail address. alanschaefer@att.net If ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Nano silica and micro nutrients for Diatom Algae9

Bhani,  I think you are right about the silica content of rice husks and straw.  Besides burning to ash how else might one reduce the straw and husk material to ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Nano silica and micro nutrients for Diatom Algae9

What is your source for nano-silca?  We have a very large Frac sand processing factory and open mine less than twenty miles from us.  Do you think they would have any ... more

SAMDevelopment posted Congratulations to Bard for being one of the first to benchmark at NAA32

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

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

SAMDevelopment posted Final Showdown; modern bioreactor vs. open ditches, raceways,etc.57

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

SAMDevelopment posted Question for Blake on post Oct. 1 early a.m.28

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

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

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Why Algae-Fuel Firms Are Now Targeting the U.S. Navy, Drugs and Food - http://www.bnet.com/blog/clean-energy/why-algae-fuel-firms-are-now-targeting-the-us-navy-drugs-and-food/2514

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

SAMDevelopment posted Some numbers from the past. (blogs)8

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

SAMDevelopment posted Thanks for the kind words2

Shankar, I have been working 16 hours per day for the last????? long time. Not bad for an old guy of 72. I LOVE it!! But as my mother (she ... 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

Narsi posted Algae-based CO2 Sequestration at Power Plants17

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

Narsi posted Photo-Bioreactor for Algae & Aquaculture Using Recycled Bottles31

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

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