Algae are organisms useful in many ways in the transition towards a bio-economy. Even in a cool climate as in Finland, algae might be used to produce biochemicals and biofuels, besides use in capture of industrial carbon dioxide emissions. The ALGIDA project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland explored algae growing in Finland. Continue Reading →

“Biologische Mikrobizide aus Algen und Pflanzen zur Konservierung von kosmetischen Formulierungen“ standen in den letzten drei Jahren im Focus der Projektarbeit von IGV Biotech. Die natürlichen Konservierungsmittel sollen sowohl chemisch-synthetische Konservierungsstoffe in konventioneller Kosmetik ersetzen, als auch den strengen Anforderungen von Naturkosmetik gerecht werden. In dem von der ILB unter der Registriernummer 80139583 geförderten Projekt wurden Mikroalgen sowie Makroalgen und ausgewählte Pflanzen bezüglich ihrer mikrobiziden Inhaltsstoffe untersucht. Continue Reading →

Algatechnologies (“Algatech”), Israel, announces a more than 100% expansion of its production capacity of AstaPure® brand natural astaxanthin. This doubling of capacity follows an investment of $20 million in its state-of-the-art facility in the Arava Desert, Israel. Continue Reading →

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown for the first time that several types of aquatic algae can detect orange, green and blue light, using photoreceptors that help them adapt to their environment. Continue Reading →

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has been an evolutionary mystery. Death could hardly provide a fitness advantage to the dying individual. However, a new study has found that in single-celled algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii), suicide benefits the organism’s relatives. Continue Reading →

Lab success doesn’t always translate to real-world success. A team of Michigan State University scientists, however, has invented a new technology that increases the odds of helping algae-based biofuels cross that gap and come closer to reality. Continue Reading →

Modena (24.02.2014) – Die auf innovative Technologien spezialisierte italienisch-russische Investmentgesellschaft Teregroup hat in Modena ihre erste Anlage zur Herstellung von aus Algen gewonnenem Biodiesel in Betrieb genommen. Verwendet werden Patente der inzwischen mit Teregroup fusionierten Tochterfirma T.M., die im Jahr 2012 ihre Engineering- und Vertriebsaktivitäten an den Investor abgetreten hatte. Continue Reading →

Removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from urban waste waters using a simpler and more inexpensive system based on microalgae was the starting point of the research conducted by several UCA scientists of the TEP-181:Tecnología del Medio Ambiente research group, member of Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI.Mar). Continue Reading →

Bright pink-orange microalgae found in salt lakes and coastal waters could become a renewable source of food, plastics, health products and fuel as a result of new research announced this week. The University of Greenwich is leading a €10m international project to develop the microalga Dunaliella as a sustainable raw material that captures CO2 and can grow in some of the world’s harshest environments. Continue Reading →

Are you (based in the EU) producing biofuels from Chlorella algae and would you be able to provide residual algal biomass from extraction at  a scale of 100 – 200 kg a year starting early 2015? If so, and if you would be interested to act as a partner in a promising EU-Project, please get in touch with me  as soon as possible!

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