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21st January, 2011

Updated Comprehensive Oilgae Report

The Comprehensive Oilgae Report is the most detailed intelligence report for the algae fuel industry. Compiled by a team of researchers over a two year period, it comprises the collective intelligence of over 100 experts, scientists and investors belonging to the algae fuel sector.

The report has been updated in November and now comprises the latest data and insights that will be invaluable for those keen on exploring the algae fuel opportunities. The report also comes with free additional research support from the Oilgae team and access to the subsequent three updates at no additional cost.

To know more about the report and to download a free preview, please see here - http://www.oilgae.com/ref/report/report.html

From our blog - Read the latest from the Oilgae Blog on what transpired in the algae energy world last one week

Photon8 Aims @ $1.25 /Gallon Algae Fuels Using Photobioreactors - Photon8 Aims @ $1.25 /Gallon Algae Fuels Using Photobioreactors - Photon8, a Texas based algae fuel company claims that they have devised a business model which would be produce biodiesel at $1.25 per US gallon.

Photon8 grow their algae in closed systems – photobioreactor with a production rate equal to 1.5 gal/square meter/year. They expect to produce 22,000 gal per 2.5 acre/yr then to best economic units of 5 acres.

A New Algae Fuel Venture in Australia - A new algae fuel company by name – Muradel Pty has joined the algae fuel race. This company is a joint venture between Murdoch University, Adelaide Research and SQC Pty.

This company has been started to make algae fuels a reality in Australia taking into the advantage the climatic conditions of Australia. The company plans to produce algae for renewable fuel and co-products from biomass.

Origin Oil Enters into a OEM Partnership with Desmet Ballestra - Origin Oil will work with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to integrate its extraction technology into their branded systems.

The OEM category includes manufacturers, distributors, engineering service firms, system integrators and also specialty operators in high-value market such as nutritionals and beauty products. For this venture, the company will be backed by its few strategic partners to help prove and scale the company’s extraction technology. Ricks Eckeleberry says that they now plan to embed their technology into the industrial algae systems that others build.

New Algae Harvesting Technique from Innova Tech - Algae fuels commercialization faces challenges in every part of the value chain. Starting from strain selection to product extraction there are biological and engineering breakthroughs which are required to make algae fuels a reality. With respect to harvesting, the main issue is the energy required to remove the algae cells from the liquid media. A company by name Innova Tech have brought about a new method to efficiently separate algae particles from the liquid medium.

Some more interesting algae and algae-fuel related news from around the world and from the Oilgae Club

Hybrid algae to ethanol - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to authorize the expenditure of up to $18 million in cost-shared federal funding to support the final design, construction, and start-up of a pilot-scale Direct to Ethanol® integrated biorefinery (hereafter referred to as biorefinery or proposed project).

Algae Venture’s Harvesting System - Algae biodiesel could soon be at par with oil in terms of price if given adequate tax benefits. The Head of the Algal Biomass Organization predicts that this would happen in the next seven years. The big hurdle for the industry is strain identification. This would not be a problem given the rapid advances in genetic and molecular screening techniques.

Algae. Tec set to make debu - Algae Tec, a company that uses algae to produce biofuels and store carbon dioxide will make its debut on the stock exchange today after raising $5.1 million from investors.

An Australian company with plans to make the nation the "Saudi of the biofuel industry" is taking part in Austrade's G'Day USA to further its goal. Muradel, a joint venture between Murdoch University, the University of Adelaide and SQC, had representatives in San Diego yesterday. San Diego is a global hotspot for algae biofuels.