Fossil Fuel Algae: Key To New Biofuels?

coal, synthetic fossil fuels

An organism that helped make fossil fuels 500 million years ago is targeted by researchers seeking to build replacements for oil and coal shale deposits. Read more →

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A Net Zero Retrofit Powered by Algae?

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The winner in Metropolis' Next Gen. Design Competition envisions taking a 46-year-old building off grid with power supplied, in part, by an algae bioreactor. Read more →

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Wastewater Algae A Possible Biofuel?

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Using microalgae grown in wastewater, researches at the Rochester Institute of Technology believe they have found a promising biofuel that is more sustainable than corn or soy based biofuels. Read more →

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Algae Biofuel Production Scales Up In Iowa

BioProcess Algae bioreactor

BioProcess Algae has announced that it is now producing algae at a commercial scale in its new, Phase II Gower Harvester bioreactors in Shenandoah, Iowa. Read more →

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Baking Soda Boosts Bio Oil From Algae

Montana State University algae researchers

Researchers tried a lot of different things, but found that common baking soda could dramatically speed and increase production of bio-based oil from algae. Read more →

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Algae Biofuels 10 Years From Viability

Algal biofuels researcher

A UC Berkeley study has high hopes for algal biofuels, but says it will take at least 10 years for the technology to become economically viable. Read more →

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ExxonMobil Ups Biofuels Research

ExxonAlgae

ExxonMobil announced its research on algae biofuels is out of the lab and into the greenhouse, with the aim of testing cost-effective, large-scale production. Read more →

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Futuristic Biofuel Airship Gobbles Algae For Power

algae airship

Is this aviation's future? Or a science fiction writer's fantasy? Meet the Hydrogenase, a revolutionary, zero-emissions, biofuel-powered aircraft that relies on organic algae for power. Read more →

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Home Biofuels Concept Project Turns E-Waste to Algae

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A team of undergrads at the University of Illinois have a promising concept design: a home 'algae bioreactor' made from old computer parts that would allow users to grow biofuels at home. Read more →

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Is The Future of Biofuels Algae That Sweats Diesel?

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Joule Unlimited plans to take their patented genetically-engineered single-celled organisms--which use CO2 and sunlight to produce diesel, without the need for mechanical extraction--out of the lab and into the field. Read more →

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