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VIDEO: SunEco and JB Hunt test algae biodiesel, 82% particulate reduction

SunEco Energy has been working with partner Global ReNergy Systems for several years to develop algae biodiesel and the company has been operating a pilot facility in Chino, California for two years. During this time, the company has been growing algae in open ponds and has had 18 harvests. Most recently, SunEco has been working with JB Hunt trucking to test its biodiesel fuel. The companies started their collaboration with a test program in a JB Hunt truck running on ultra low sulfur diesel, a B20 blend of ULSD and algae biodiesel and a ... Read more →

DOE readies $85 billion for algal and advanced biofuels Sebastian Blanco

The DOE is getting ready to spend $85 billion on research to create biofuels made from algae and other advanced techniques. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will be made available ...

First stage of Nevada algae biodiesel completed successfully Sam Abuelsamid

One of the most promising biofuel feedstocks in recent years has been algae. Algae is high in oil content, potentially providing much higher yields of fuel than any other current crop - as much as ...

Montana gives grant to make great green goo from CO2 Domenick Yoney

What's green and blue, eats CO2, and could wind up in your gas tank? If you answered heat-loving green blue algae (or thermophilic cyanobacteria, if you want to sound all smart and stuff), then ding! ...

Carbon Trust launches algae biodiesel challenge, commercial by 2020 Sam Abuelsamid

One of the more promising sources of biofuels in recent years has been algae. While there are a number of small scale tests along with some larger scale commercialization projects, the UK's Carbon ...

Holland, MI may get algae biofuel pilot plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bloomfield Hills, MI-based Sequest LLC is contemplating building a pilot algae biodiesel plant in Holland (on Michigan's west side). Holland has a number of attributes that make it a good location for this particular project. Sequest wants the plant to use waste water for growing the algae and ...

New study quantifies differences in biofuel crops, impact on environment 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are plenty of flex-fuel capable cars on the roads, but there is not nearly enough ethanol available to power all of them on the gasoline alternative. It's no secret that corn-based ethanol is not the answer to our oil woes, but if that's the case, what alternatives should we be looking closest ...

Carter-Era research finally comes good as algae biodiesel gets a push 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over the past couple of years, algae has been gaining a lot of attention as a potentially high-yield source of biodiesel fuel. As the controversy over food vs. fuel and water use grows for corn ethanol, researchers have been trying to find alternatives that don't require arable land and more energy ...

PetroSun and Algae Biodiesel in final testing stage 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

PetroSun Inc. has been working on developing algae biodiesel production and they're now almost ready to start buliding a commercial-scale production facility. The company is cultivating algae paste, and they will be supplying it to companies that produce the refinery equipment for testing. Based on ...

New Mexico State University researchers go swimming with the algae to find biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ok, we know biofuels hold great promise to end our addiction to oil. And we know that finding the perfect biomass feedstock is a point of serious contention. To me, algae (not watermelon, it may surprise AutoblogGreen regulars) hold the greatest promise to make a lot of a biofuel cheaply. Of ...

See a free algae biodiesel presentation in San Fran on the 9th 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Maria "Girl Mark" Alovert is promoting a biodiesel-related slideshow presentation/lecture in San Francisco that will delve deep into the possibilities of using algae to make the biofuel. The class will be taught by algae researcher Jon Meuser, Ph.D. Candidate in the Division of Environmental ...

More on the concepts behind biodiesel made from algae 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Like the nascent hydrogen economy, the biodiesel industry is trying to figure out the best way to move forward. Corn and soy are two of the main feedstocks right now but they're not the most promising for long-term use. As Imperium Renewables president John Plaza told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, ...

Nevada-based geothermal-powered biodiesel plant will use oilseed or algae feedstock 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A newly announced biodiesel plant in Nevada will use a geothermal energy source. The plant, to be built by Infinifuel (cool name, that) will build the biodiesel plant as part of facility that generates 5 MW of electricity from two production geothermal wells and seven power production units, while ...

Algae tapped for biodiesel production by PetroSun 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

PetroSun Drilling Inc. has created Algae BioFuels Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary to research and develop methods of using algae to produce biofuels. The subsidiary will be based in Arizona and Australia and will research using the algae into biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, methane and even ...


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