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‘Super-Algae’ Identified by Scottish Scientists for Biofuel Production

Satya Sivani — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:04:29 +0000

The researchers of Scottish Association for Marine Science spotted the ‘Super-algae‘, which, they believe, would be useful for the production of bio-fuels for two-wheelers, automobiles, and aircrafts. A team of scientists from SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science), with an aim to identify the ocean-based algae strains that are highly rich in oil content, conducted a series of experiments on […]

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Algae Biofuel Production Could Soon Be Viable, Rice Scientists Suggest

Sarah Higman — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:59:42 +0000

Love the idea of a green car? Soon we could be using truly green biofuel from oil-rich algae. Researchers at Rice University have found a neat way to solve a number of environmental issues in one fell swoop. Nutrient Overload One of the most expensive environmental issues in the US is nutrient pollution in waterways particularly […]

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Biofuel From Algae Produced In One Hour at PNNL

Mila Luleva — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:14:12 +0000

Although biofuel production has been under the hammer continuously for competing directly with food resources, scientists have not yet given up on the idea. Teams from around the world desperately try to find methods to produce the green alternative to oil by exploring various plants and plant organisms that can be safely and efficiently turned […]

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New Type of Photobioreactor Produces Cheaper and Cleaner Algae Biofuel

Mila Luleva — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:53:50 +0000

Proterro, one of the leaders in biofuel production, has developed a method to make the precious energy resource without the need of excessive energy or water use, by producing the single sugar sucrose from cyanobacteria. These bacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are grown in a photobioreactor, patented by the makers, which cuts down the […]

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Synthetic Trees Produce Energy Efficient Biofuels From Algae

Mila Luleva — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:27:53 +0000

Synthetic trees, designed by researchers at the University of Texas, are the latest innovation in the field of cultivating algae for biofuels. The approach that Thomas Murphy and Halil Berberoglu, researchers from the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin took, aimed to scale up algal biofuel production in order to increase the […]

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Growing Algae Biofuel in Seawater Could Reduce Europe’s Coal Consumption

Mila Luleva — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:58:43 +0000

AccliPhot, the new EU consortium based at the University of Aberdeen, has all the right ingredients to find a way to reduce the growing consumption of coal and replace it with renewable energy sources. Scientists are now searching for potential uses of seawater for biofuel production. The aim is to improve the traditional algae farming, […]

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The World is A Long Way Off Viable Biofuel From Algae

Mila Luleva — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:08:51 +0000

Algal biofuels have been discussed quite extensively lately, as a very promising alternative to fossil fuels. Researchers at Cornell, however, published a study last month, indicating that further research is needed before the technology becomes economically and energetically viable. The team consisted of Deborah Sills, a postdoctoral associate in the research groups of Charles Greene, […]

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Algae Producing Fuel Through Photosynthesis With the Help of Engineering

Mila Luleva — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:12:44 +0000

New species of blue-green algae was engineered by chemists at University of California, Davis. The aim of the team, led by assistant professor Shota Atsumi, was to find a replacement of petroleum and natural gas to produce chemical feedstock. The findings were published in the latest Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences. The unique study looked […]

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Photobioreactor Will Provide Cheap and Efficient Energy Storage

Mila Luleva — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:39:08 +0000

Algae-based biofuel research was granted $910,000 to develop a bioreactor that will deliver light and collect fuel. The winning team from Cornell University consists of David Erickson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Largus Angenent, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering. The generous sponsors are the US Department of Energy (DOE), who […]

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Airbus and ENN Sign Contract to Develop Algae-Based Aircraft Fuel

Mila Luleva — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:25:04 +0000

During the ongoing international exhibition in Zhuhai, “Airshow China 2012”, The European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS), a parent company of aviation major Airbus, signed a contract with ENN, one of the largest Chinese companies in the natural gas and biofuel industry. They agreed to cooperate in the production and testing of algal aircraft fuel, […]

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California Drivers Get Access to Algae Biofuel

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:33:40 +0000

Four San Francisco gas stations got a surprise this week. The bay area company, Solazyme, made algae-based biofuels available to drivers. Their product, Biodiesel B20, is 80% petroleum and 20% algae. Amazingly, any diesel vehicle can use the emissions-lowering Biodiesel B20. Algae-based biofuels have become a highly viable alternative to corn-based fuel. Algae can be […]

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How Innovations Could Aid in Optimization of Algal Biofuel Production

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:17:50 +0000

Using the present methods in scaling up algal biofuel production is not environmentally sustainable to meet fuel demands, according to a report conducted by the National Research Council (NRC). The report also said, however, that this will not be a permanent limitation, but rather a challenge that could be surpassed through innovations which would require […]

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Algae into Biocrude – The Quick Method

Benji Jerew — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:08:00 +0000

Crude oil reserves around the world were formed millions of years ago as ancient microorganisms, such as algae and plankton, died and sank to the sea floor. Under extreme heat and compression due to sedimentary rock formation, the ancient biomass slowly decomposed anaerobically, resulting in deposits of crude petroleum buried in the strata. Biofuels researchers […]

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Algae-Based Biofuels Not "Silver Bullet," Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:35:17 +0000

The process of switching from petroleum is not all milk and honey, a recent scientific report says. The researchers, Andres F. Clarens and Lisa M. Colosi from the New University of Virginia analyzed algae biofuels and compared them to canola and switchgrass biofuels from a wheel-to-wheel perspective. Algae-based transportation fuels usually come with minimal land […]

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Algae Screen: A New Technology That Kills The Algae's Enemies Without Chemicals Unveiled Today

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:02:02 +0000

Algae Screen, a new technology that can help oil algae growth much easier by killing microscopic predators, without the use of chemicals, has been announced today by Origin Oil. The company's press release says that their technology uses electromagnetic pulses to kill the microscopic invaders.

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Algae Biofuel Produces 4 Times More CO2 Than Regular Diesel, Scientist Reveals

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:47:55 +0000

I don't know why, but each time a biofuel solution rises up from the masses of alternative energy sources, later there are news saying biofuel is still more polluting than fossil fuel. Now it's time for algae biofuels to pass through the test of actual "alga-to-wheel" pollution.

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An Idea to Naturally Harvest Algae for Biofuels By Using Stable Ocean Currents

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:20:10 +0000

Here's an interesting idea to cultivate algae that could be transformed into biodiesel. The basic idea is that people should use the stable currents that exist in the Pacific ocean to carry algae from one point to another, time during which the algae should mature with the ocean's support and some slowly-dissolving nutrients that should float along with them.

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Toyota Spreading Their Wings in Algae Biofuel Production to Replace Fossil Fuels

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:26:32 +0000

I've always admired people who managed to do several things at once, focus on totally different directions and still act like they believed in each and every one of them. Likewise is Toyota, which has made hybrid cars a worldwide success, and now are aiming towards pure electric cars by collaborating with Tesla Motors. Still, Toyota has another surprise in the pocket.

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Algae Biofuel Production Emits More CO2 Than Algae Absorb, Says Study

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:55:09 +0000

Biofuels do their job as a carbon-saver only if they swallow more carbon than they emit. Choosing biofuels with a positive carbon output looks to me like wasted money.

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Microalgae Biofuel an Alternative to Crop Biofuel

Cristi — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:29:11 +0000

Using crops as a source of energy generated in the past years a great controversy. Once because we could use those crops as food for people and second because we use good agriculture lands to generate energy. But what if we could use an alternative to the crops and use smaller areas of lands to generate the same amount of energy?

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10% of Scotland's Biofuel to be Algae-based by 2020

Cristi — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:13:54 +0000

Last week Scotland's Energy Minister launched the Biomara research project to study the feasibility of microalgae and seaweed usage as alternative energy in the production of biofuels. This project aligns with the requests of having at least 10% of clean transport energy by 2020. The project is about $8 million (€6 million) worth.

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Your Breath's CO2 Captured and Used for Creating Airplane Biodiesel

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:07:23 +0000

It's interesting to know, when you're aboard a plane, that its fuel is derived from algae, and you practically fly on a living creature's output. What's more interesting when you're in an airplane is knowing that those algae were fed with the CO2 you exhaled when sitting and waiting for the airplane... in the airport!

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Generating Biofuel With Bioreactor Made of Recycled Bottles

Cristi — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:17:47 +0000

Michael Fisher has developed a bioreactor using algae to produce oil. What is very interesting about his invention is the bioreactor itself, which is made out of recycled bottles.

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Korean Seaweed Biofuel not Using Usable Lands for Crops

Cristi — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:09:39 +0000

Today, most of the liquid biofuels are sugar or starch based and are obtained from crops of sugar beet, sugar cane, potatoes or corn. A problem in the future could be the lack of lands. These crops use good lands on which food can grow instead. An idea to decrease use of proper agricultural lands would be to use the unproductive lands to obtain biofuels.

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