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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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Genetically Modified Marine Algae to Increase Biofuel Production

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:51:33 +0000

Biologists at the University of California – San Diego disproves last month’s report of National Academy of Sciences to the Department of Energy that claimed algal biofuel production might be limited by freshwater, by demonstrating that marine algae can be bioengineered to produce biofuels as freshwater algae do. Researchers led by Stephen Mayfield showed that the marine […]

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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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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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"Turbo-Charged" Bacteria Transforms Cardboard And Tea Bags Into Biofuel

Mike Sandru — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:29:56 +0000

The Guildford, UK-based TMO Renewables has recently developed a new type of biofuel, appointed as a "second generation", that according to the company will be used as an alternative fuel for transport in the next years, after signing a deal with US firm Fiberight.

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Efficiency of Transforming Biomass Into Biofuel Improved 100% by Dutch Company

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:34:27 +0000

Forget killing bacteria to make ethanol or biodiesel, or researching the creation of new lifeforms to do that - the Dutch have a solution. DSM NV, from the Netherlands, have designed a new technology that will improve the conversion efficiency of waste agricultural products (second-generation biofuels) of up to 100%.

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