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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 →

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 ...

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 ...

DOE offers $4.4 million for university biofuel projects Sebastian Blanco

It's not all li-ion battery tech that the federal government is givng support to these days; biofuels are getting some tax dollars as well. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that ...

Allied Minds and UW partner up in algae biofuel company AXI Sebastian Blanco

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a "novel technology" that uses "commercially advantageous" strains of algae to make biofuels. While work on algae and biofuels is taking ...

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 ...

CO2 captured to feed biodiesel-producing algae 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Two companies, Holcim and Aurantia are starting a new project to reuse CO2. They take the CO2 produced by a cement plant in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain and "feed" it to microalgae which then turn around and produce biodiesel. The results of this project will be tested to assess if the carbon ...

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 ...

Solazyme will drive algae biodiesel-fueled car at Sundance 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the Sundance film festival this week, Solazyme is promoting its scalable process that makes biodiesel from algae by driving a car through the busy streets of Park City, Utah. The Mercedes is fueled by Soladiesel, the Solazyme biodiesel that is "biodegradable, nontoxic and safe" and made using ...

Australian companies will use coal plant emissions and algae to make biodiesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I wonder if this is the kind of thing the San Francisco Green Party would have a problem with: according to C-NET, two companies in Australia announced they will work together to run emissions from a coal plant through a bioreactor to make biodiesel. C-NET's Martin LaMonica writes that Linc Energy ...

Back to "Back to the Future" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the "Back to the Future" movies staring Michael J. Fox? Remember the Professor character played by Christopher Lloyd who refueled his DeLorean-based time machine with banana peels and half-filled beer cans? Well, we are approaching a similar solution. Not banana peels for fuel, but pond ...


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