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First stage of Nevada algae biodiesel completed successfully

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 100 times more than soy, for example. Researchers at the University of Nevada-Reno have been testing a pair of outdoor algae ponds to evaluate the viability of growing fuel algae in the region. The first phase was a success with algae growing in a pair of 5,000 gallon ponds even with overnight temperatures in the 20s. The ability to grow algae in ... Read more →

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 ...

Solazyme succeeds at creating jet fuel from algae Sebastian Blanco

Bio-powered flight is not the exclusive dream of San Francisco startup Solazyme. There have bee recent bio-flight advancements from Virgin Airlines, which flew from London to Amsterdam using biofuel ...

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 ...


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