The National Algae Association’s workshop on Algae Cultivation, Harvesting, Extraction Technologies  is taking place during September 27, 2013 in Fairfield, New Jersey. Deadline for submitting presentations: August 15, 2013 More about the event: http://www.nationalalgaeassociation.com/

The 2nd International Seaweed Conference is taking  place at Den Helder/Texel, The Netherlands from 25 – 26 September – 2013. The event serves as a platform to discover the business opportunities seaweeds and seaweed commodities . Click here to view the programa agenda-  http://www.seagriculture.eu/Seagriculture-exploring-the-seaweed-chain/Conference-program/page/4045/

The 2013 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo will take place September 10-12, 2013, at the CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, US. Produced by BBI International, this national event will feature the world of advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals—technology scale-up, project finance, policy, national markets and more—with a core focus on the industrial, petroleum and agribusiness […]

The Algal Culture Management and Strain Selection Workshop is taking place between August 19-23, 2013 at The University of Texas,  Austin.  Presentations will cover the fundamentals of isolating and identifying microalgae, handling and managing microalgal cultures (including methods for cryopreservation), screening strains for desirable characteristics, genetically improving strains, and analysis of lipids and higher-value products. The […]

The Government of Canada is investing in algae to reduce the country’s GHG emissions. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is working with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL), one of the major oil sands producers in Canada and Toronto-based Pond Biofuels Inc. The  $19-million Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) pilot project aims at proving the commercial viability of […]

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is planning  to build an algae technical center, to produce biokerosene from algae, together with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The project is being supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts. In the so called “AlgenFlugKraft – algae-powered flight project “, the focus of research […]

Algae International Group, Inc., a development stage renewable energy company in US, announced that it has signed a $5,000,000 reserve equity financing facility with AGS Capital Group, LLC, a US based specialist investor group, in order to enable growth with financing for its algae cultivation and development project in the State of California. The company is seeking […]

New Global Energy, a company in sustainable fish farming , has entered into an agreement with Origin Oil, developer of Electro Water Separation ( Electro Water Seperation is said to rapidly and efficiently remove organic material from large quantities of water without the need for chemicals) The agreement features establishing  a permanent technology showcase of the […]

An article in the journal Phycologia takes an in-depth look at the genetic structure of a unicellular green alga, Botryococcus braunii, and explores its unique ability to be utilised in the genetic engineering of biofuel development.The research focused on the codon usage, or DNA compatibility, of B. braunii with other species of green algae, five species […]

The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its Name is Astaxanthin -Know more Solazyme (SZYM) is testing one another new product from algae, to survive in the algae biofuel industry. The big product that Solazyme is testing and has had approved by food regulators is so-called whole algal flour. This is the residue of crushed algae that […]

OriginOil has developed a process to treat liquid sewage at the point of origin and use it to feed and grow algae for fuel. A prototype of the system, known as the Electro Water Separation system, is now installed at an urban algae demonstration site near Paris. Human sewage is first separated into solids and […]

The third Algae World Australia is going to take place at Adelaide from August 26th to 28th this year.Organized by the Center for Management Technology, this is believed to be a vital industry-event where top executives convene for first hand updates and network with industry leaders.The meet also provides opportunities to visit the labs in […]

The 7th annual Algae Biomass Summit is taking place on September 30 – October 3, 2013 at the Hilton Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Organized by the Algae Biomass Organization and coproduced by BBI International, this event brings current and future producers of biobased products and energy together with algae crop growers, municipal leaders, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, […]

The 7th International Algae Congress is taking place on December 3 & 4 December 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.The main theme of the congress is: Successful Algae Applications in Aquaculture and Agriculture. Topics include Algae Biodiversity to design crops, Algae Bioanalytics,Algae Production systems,Algae Processing, Algae in Aquaculture, Algae in Agriculture,Food Applications of Algae. Read: http://www.algaecongress.com/page/3789

Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the top algae biofuel companies , expanded their partnership with the Linde Group to commercialize a new industrial scale conversion technology  needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. Together, the companies will refine the hydrothermal treatment process developed and operated by Sapphire Energy at pilot scale. This agreement is […]

Indian Oil and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has started gearing up into biofuel research in India. Together they have jointly set up a Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research on the campus of Indian Oil’s R&D Centre at Faridabad. Now, this IOC-DBT Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research has signed an agreement with LanzaTech, USA, to further […]

Algae.Tec has formed a partnership with the Bayswater power station to build a facility that will eventually collect over a million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. The CO2 will be used to generate algal blooms in stackable shipping containers on the site. The algae will then be used to create biodiesel and jet fuel. More – http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-03/lukewarm-response-to-algae-biofuel-plan/4795582

Cellana is constructing commercial-scale biorefineries around the world for producing its feedstocks. It plans to operate these facilities, and will also use them to produce microalgae-based feedstocks for two other existing product lines: animal feed and Omega-3 nutritional oils. The non-exclusive agreement with Neste Oil is contingent upon several future variables, including production capacity and […]

One of Australia’s largest coal-fired power stations,Macquarie Generation, a power company owned by the New South Wales (NSW),  is set to be fitted with an algae carbon capture and biofuels production facility to reduce its carbon footprint. The system will feed waste carbon dioxide into an enclosed algae growth system, where the algae consume the […]

One of Australia’s top agenda is to attain energy independence, which is spurring accelerated R&D in Australia’s algae-derived sustainable aviation biofuels. In the drive towards the commercialization of algae-derived aviation biofuels, the Australian Government pledged a $9.8 million investment in two projects through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness Program earlier […]