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Water treatment startup Algal Scientific now mining beta glucan
Ben Freed reports in the Ann Arbor Business Review that Algal Scientific – a startup which emerged from Michigan State University in 2008 to use algae for reducing the costs of water treatment…
Algenol ends plans to expand in Florida
Fort Myers, Florida ABC television station WZVN-HD reports that Algenol is scrapping plans to build a nearly $500-million algae-to-ethanol production plant in Florida, in the aftermath of Governor Rick Scott…
Biomedical benefits of macroalgae study in Chile
Analia Murias reports in Chile’s fis.com that researchers at the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) are studying three species of macroalgae: Mazzaella laminarioides, Sarcothalia crispata and Ahnfeltia plicata…
World Water Works Invests in Aquanos Energy
Pollutionsolutions-online reports that Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based World Water Works, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of wastewater treatment solutions, is making an investment in Aquanos Energy…
ABO members advising DOE on algae policies
The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) membership is being asked to provide input to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues of interest to the developing algae industry. This new dialogue began recently…
Mabfuel collaboration exploring microalgae for biofuel
The Marine Algae Biomass for Fuel (Mabfuel) project, a collaboration among organizations in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Turkey, is running a multi-disciplinary research program aimed at developing…
Neste Oil signs algae oil off-take deal with Cellana
Finland-based Neste Oil, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel, has signed a contingent commercial off-take agreement with Cellana, an algae biomass developer based in San Diego…
LCTI acquires 50% interest in algae to oil JV
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Low Carbon Technologies International, Inc. (LCTI), a diversified company focused on the clean-tech, construction, energy & energy efficiency, environmental, mining and…
Fluid Imaging promotes Harry Nelson to Vice President, Aquatic Markets
Yarmouth, Maine-based laboratory instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies has promoted Harry Nelson to Vice President, Aquatic Markets. In the new position, Nelson will be responsible for…
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OriginOil teams with CWT
OriginOil, Inc. has named Clean Water Technology (CWT) to manufacture commercial-scale equipment for its new performance-based water cleanup program. Under this new program, Joint Ventures led by OriginOil will supply CLEAN-FRAC™ machines... [Read the full story]
Future of Algae Book
Imagine Our Algae Future, Visionary Algae Architecture and Landscape Designs, by Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards, invites us to imagine our future living in cities where buildings are covered with photosynthetic skins and vertical gardens, collecting the sun’s energy and producing food and energy... [Read the full story]Video Archives
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