The UA is the lead institution for the Regional Algal Feedstock Testbed, or RAFT, partnership, which was recently awarded $8 million over four years by the Department of Energy to research how algae can be grown year-round outdoors in … Continue reading
Gainsville, Fla. — Many scientists see great promise in algae as a new source of oil — a sustainable, environmentally sound way to break the world’s fossil fuel dependence. Algal lipids from microalgae are one of the best sources for … Continue reading
Am Lehrstuhl für Verfahrenstechnik des industriellen Umweltschutzes der Montanuniversität werden in Zusammenarbeit mit der OMV die Rahmenbedingungen für die österreichweite, industrielle Produktion von Öl aus Mikroalgen sondiert. Dieses könnte abseits der Teller/Tank-Diskussion in Zukunft als zusätzliche, erneuerbare Rohstoffquelle dienen. Im … Continue reading
Omaha, Neb. – April 22, 2013 – BioProcess Algae LLC has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as part of an innovative pilot-scale biorefinery project related to production … Continue reading
San Diego, March 20, 2013 – Sapphire Energy, Inc., a leader in algae-based Green Crude oil production, today announced it has entered into a commercial agreement with Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Tesoro Corporation. Under the … Continue reading
Zu welchem Zeitpunkt Kraftstoffe aus Algen tatsächlich im großen Stil verfügbar sein werden, ist ein Thema an dem sich die Geister scheiden. Gerade hat sich Exxons CEO Rex Tillerson zu Wort gemeldet und Algenkraftstoff eine generelle Machbarkeit zugesprochen, den Zeithorizont … Continue reading
SAN DIEGO, February 20, 2013 – As part of an ongoing effort to improve commercial scale algae biofuel production, a group of scientists, led by crude oil producer Sapphire Energy, Inc., today announced the completion of a collaborative study which … Continue reading
The NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways Program has awarded a 1.6 million dollar grant to a team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture and Ohio University. The multi-disciplinary group will be studying the viability and optimization … Continue reading
Algae.Tec, a Perth-based producer of algal oils used in clean fuel, plans to sell $US200 million ($190 million) of bonds in Europe to fund expansion in the Americas. The company intends to start the offering within the next month and … Continue reading
Washington, DC – January 2, 2013 – As part of the bi-partisan “Fiscal Cliff” legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on January 1, 2013, algae-derived fuels are, for the first time ever, a “qualified … Continue reading
