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Microalgae on Building Facade Produces Energy and Insulates From Noise

Mila Luleva — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:59:45 +0000

A new building facade technology by the firm Strategic Science Consult (SSC), promises to generate electricity and produce heat from algae. The green building is located in Hamburg, Germany, and it is one of the 16 buildings included in “The International Building Exhibition” – 2013, a multi-disciplinary, multi-million euro project funded by the government of Hamburg. The two […]

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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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First “Living Building” Covered With Microalgae for Shade and Electricity

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:48:40 +0000

A prototype of the first ‘living building’ that is surrounded with panels containing microalgae will be launched at the 2013 International Building Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The microalgae-filled panels are dual purpose as they give shade against sunlight and generate about 10% of the building’s electricity needs. An interesting, eco-friendly architecture that provides bio-adaptive lighting, […]

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Super Strain of Microalgae with Biofuel Potential Discovered in Australia

Maria Reyes — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:26:57 +0000

Researchers at SARDI have discovered and isolated a super strain of a native microalgae species after six years of bioprospecting. This discovery could form the basis of a local biofuels industry. The research is part of a $4.2 million microalgae biorefinery project funded by the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology. The project […]

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T300: New Catalyst Produces More Cost-Competitive and Sustainable Biofuels

Mike Sandru — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:33:54 +0000

Researchers at Iowa State University and DOE's Ames National Laboratory, in partnership with biofuel specialist Catilin, Inc have developed a new technology that uses tiny nanoparticles to absorb free fatty acids from living microalgae.

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Solar-Powered Bacteria Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Biofuel

Mike Sandru — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:06:25 +0000

A team of U.S. researchers have developed a new way to generate alternative fuel from bacteria. They have genetically modified bacteria to eat CO2 and produce isobutyraldehyde, which can further be used to produce isobutanol.

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Cereplast's Algae-Based Bioplastics Reduce Petroleum Use by 50%

Cristi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:09 +0000

Cereplast has already developed some new technologies before, being able to make plastic from renewable materials such as corn starch, tapioca, wheat and potatoes.

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Crude Glycerin from Biofuel Production has Great Unexpected Uses

Cristi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:43:50 +0000

Glycerin in its pure form is used to manufacture soap, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and many other products, but the crude glycerin is an impure form that is unsuitable for these products. But what if we could use it putting back biodiesel in its correct position of green alternative power source?

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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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