SEATTLE, the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces publication of an article looking at what makes algae a unique platform for cannabinoid production, as well as how the new agreement with Solarvest fits into FSD Pharma’s plans to become a leading cannabis producer. FSD Pharma Inc. recently […]

Here’s an interesting post from the Cleantech Guide titled: “I heard we can get oil from algae. Is it snake oil or is it legit?” This is a balanced view on the topic I must say. The takeaway: Potential exists, but don’t bet on it to happen anytime soon. Some excerpts: “ I can tell […]

Evodos Type 25 Centrifuge – Available for Sale at Attractive Discount Oilgae is assisting a leading Algae-based bioplastic resin manufacturing company in the resale of their brand new mid-range Centrifuge – Evodos Type 25. Features of the Centrifuge: The Evodos centrifuge is designed to operate fully automatic in a 24/7 mode. Capacity – It is […]

Sure, this post has nothing to do with biofuels or renewable energy, but more with eco-friendly and sustainable products. I have been looking at the eco-friendly and sustainable products domain for quite a while. What I discovered was that for most people, use of these products had more of a feel-good, nice-to-have business case rather than […]

EAI had been studying the bioplastics industry for the past few years and in the recent past we had the opportunity to look at the sector, in India and worldwide at close quarters. Based on these, we have put together an exclusive team to provide strategic and market consulting for the global bioplastics industry. If […]

The Bioplastics Guide, which was started by EAI as a specialized division to provide strategy and market consulting for the bioplastics and biopolymers segments, has a useful section that provides an overview of bioplastics. The following are the main topics discussed in this section: Bioplastics and its classification Feedstock used to make Bioplastics Biodegradable plastics […]

The Bioplastics Guide, an initiative by EAI, is a focussed consulting and market research division for the global bioplastics and biopolymers sectors. The Guide has an interesting section that provides an overview of the end use segments and applications for bioplastics. Get to know more about the current and emerging end use segments for bioplastics […]

Bioplastic Business Breakfast 2016 Organized by Bioplastics Magazine If you have a professional interest in bioplastics, this event is a must attend. Or, you need to wait for another 3 years! Venue: Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, Düsseldorf, Germany The conference presentations focus on a separate area on each day: Day 1, Oct 20 Bioplastics in packaging Day […]

The Algae Biomass Organization has announced that the ninth annual Algae Biomass Summit will be held in Washington DC from September 30 to October 2 at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park. ABO is now accepting abstracts and proposals for keynote speakers, panel presentations and poster sessions. The event will showcase technologies and algae derived products […]

Researchers from Western Washington University have exploited an unusual class of chemical compounds from algae to produce two different algae products simultaneously from single algae. They have found that alkenones which are fat compounds produced by the algal species Isochrysis has the potential to be used as a fuel source. Apart from producing biodiesel from the species, […]

OriginOil Inc. a developer of Electro Water Separation is collaborating with Idaho National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy in a project to focus on the development and implementation of novel approaches to improve the efficiency in algal biofuels production. The two companies have jointly submitted a proposal titled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB)”which […]

Algae Industry Magazine had recently covered in great detail the growth and happening in the algae industry in 2014. This was an excellent three part blog posts. (For full details, read the blog posts from here – part 1, part 2 and part 3) I had the opportunity to read all these in detail, and […]

One of the interesting algae product’s that we recently came through is the algae bioplastics manufactured by Algix.  Algix uses nutrient rich waste water for cultivating algae and uses the biomass obtained to produce bioplastic materials. This blog post is to bring more light on  Algix’s Bioplastics. ALGIX, LLC has limited world-wide exclusive license agreements […]

This research article attempts to address energy consumption in raceway ponds (RWPs). The problem has been addressed combining theoretical correlations and experimental data. Head losses for conventional raceway ponds were evaluated, and the results were compared with data available in literature. This study suggested possible improvements to the traditional RWP design: an Innovative Raceway Pond […]

As one might be knowing,one of the engineering challenges in the algae biofuels industry,is the making of high performance photobioreactors. The challenge for reactor optimization goes into two directions, one is to provide optimal physiological conditions for the algae cells to come close to their theoretical photo conversion efficiency (PCE) of about 9-10%,the other is […]

US based algae biofuel company, Algae International Group (ALGA) has signed an agreement with the Gulf Hydrocarbon, Inc (GULF), a company which provides biodiesel to the petroleum industry. According to the agreement, GULF will exclusively represent Algae International Group in sales and distribution of ALGA’s proprietary and non-proprietary algal oils and products created with the […]

Solazyme Inc. recently released financial results for the second quarter of 2012, reporting progress in the development of its commercial production facilities. The company reported total revenue for the quarter of $11.2 million, down from $13.5 million reported for the same period of last year. According to Solazyme, the $11.2 million in revenue reported for […]

Aurora Algae, one of the few top algae biofuel companies, has completed construction of a new algae cultivation test site in Geraldton, Western Australia, to evaluate the potential of the Mid West region for the production of microalgae. Aurora has partnered with the Durack Institute of Technology, Australia for this test project. Aurora Algae has […]

Let the Good Fat from Omega-3 Neutralize Your Bad Fat-Know more Expectant mothers are advised to intake algae supplement – instead of deep-sea fish – to obtain DHA for the healthy development of babies. Deep-sea fish is mostly contaminated by heavy metal due to serious marine pollution and hence algae is proposed as an alternative […]

As one might be aware, algae are important bioremediation agents, and are already being used as a potential avenue for waste water treatment by many facilities. This blog briefs some of the  research efforts and global activities on algae based waste water treatment that has taken place in the past few years. Efforts by Worldwide […]

The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its Name is Astaxanthin -Know more Marine algae is known to product a myraid of natural products, with some containing unique molecular structures, and many of them have been shown to possess a variety of pharmaceutical and nutritional properties. In a project investigated at Rutger’s University, selected species […]

An European research project , uses microalgae as a raw material for the sustainable production and recovery of hydrocarbons and polysaccharides and for the subsequent conversion to renewable polymers. The project is led by the Wageningen UR Food and Biobased Research and  comprises 20 partners of which 40% SME and several large corporates plus universities […]

One of the biggest problems in algae biofuels commercialization lies in the process of algae harvesting and extraction which requires large external energy inputs. Some of the attributes of algae which makes algae harvesting and extraction difficult include: 1. Algae cells are very small in size (about 2 to about 20 nm) 2. Algae oil […]

An interesting experiment will be done over the next few months at University of Michigan (UM). The goal is to test the idea that certain naturally diverse groups of algae have complementary traits that enhance the efficiency and stability of biofuel yield beyond what any single species can do alone. The project involves an unusual […]

Sapphire Energy, a San Diego based,one of the top algae biofuel companies, has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Dec. 2009, the company was awarded a $54.5 million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the USDA Rural Development-Cooperative Service, to build a […]