Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Commercial Agreement
Algae producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil, Inc. have announced that Aquaviridis has signed a commercial agreement with OriginOil to help develop the multi-phase algae production rollout at its Mexicali…
Neeri and Purti Partner in India for Algal Biodiesel
India’s National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) is planning to scale up their technology to industrial scale in collaboration with Purti Power and Sugar Ltd. If the scaling up yields good results…
BioProcess Algae and GPRE Break Ground on Iowa Production Facility
BioProcess Algae LLC and Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. have announced that they will start construction of BioProcess Algae’s five-acre production facility next to the Green Plains’ ethanol plant…
Cornell Researchers Explore Algae-based Animal Feed
Cornell University animal science professor Xingen Lei’s lab is testing marine algae as a new protein-rich source of feed to supplement and replace some of the corn and soybean meal mix traditionally given…
Mediterranean Consortium for Algal Biodiesel
Twelve organizations from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Lebanon and Egypt have established Med Algae, a consortium to study the production of biodiesel from algae in selected Mediterranean countries…
New Harvesting Technique Developed at Sheffield
Sam Shead writes in The Engineer.co that the development of a harvesting technique from researchers at Sheffield University builds on previous research in which microbubbles were used to make algae blooms…
Aurora Algae Appoints Paul Angelico as COO
Aurora Algae has announced the appointment of Paul Angelico as Chief Operating Officer. Angelico will oversee operations at the company’s Hayward, Calif. headquarters, as well as its demonstration facility…
Cal Poly Partners on Algae-Based Wastewater Plant
California Polytechnic State University, of San Luis Obispo, CA has announced a partnership with the California Energy Commission to launch an algae-based wastewater treatment plant at the San Luis…
Arizona Laws Proposed for Algae Farming
Jessica Testa reports in Cronkite News that a Democratic Tucson, Arizona lawmaker, Matt Heinz, has introduced two bills that he said will allow for the growth of algae cultivation in Arizona, and have algae…
Maersk Tests SoladieselRD in Commercial Voyage
Solazyme, Inc. has announced that Maersk Line, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, has completed the testing of Solazyme’s 100% algal derived renewable diesel as part of an integrated…
B.A.L. Development Converts Seaweed to Renewable Fuels
A team of scientists from Bio Architecture Lab (B.A.L.), has developed technology that helps to further enable the wide-scale use of macroalgae as a feedstock for advanced biofuels and renewable chemical…
Synthetic Genomics Hires Stagnitti as VP Nutritional Products
Synthetic Genomics, Inc. has announced they have hired George E. Stagnitti as Vice President for Food and Nutritional Products. Stagnitti comes to SGI with experience in developing sophisticated research…
UC Davis, U of Tokyo Collaborating on Algae Biofuels
Green Car Congress reports that a new joint project between UC Davis and the University of Tokyo, Japan, aims at a better understanding of how algae can be used to make biofuels. It is one of four new grants…
Eldorado Biofuels Using Produced Water to Grow Algae
In New Mexico Business Weekly, Kevin Robinson-Avila reports that Eldorado Biofuels LLC has constructed four raceway ponds at a one-acre site in Jal, in Lea County, New Mexico, where it grows algae with…
Health Enhancement Products Names Andrew Dahl President/CEO
Arizona-based algae producer Health Enhancement Products has named its product development & marketing consultant Andrew Dahl as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Dahl was previously…
Sebago Farms Plans Massive Greenhouse, Algae Biofuels Facility
Lori Valigra, in Mass High tech, reports that Maine-based Sebago Farms plans to build a 1.7 million square foot mixed-use facility that will house hydroponic greenhouses, a fish farm, and an algae-based biofuels…
WHEH Signs LOI with GNE
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company developing joint venture partnerships for algae production for biodiesel and commercial fish food, has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent…
Solazyme Appoints Mark Warner SVP of Engineering
Solazyme, Inc. has officially announced the earlier appointment of Mark Warner as Senior Vice President of Engineering. In this role since November, Mr. Warner’s responsibilities include the design and…
Algae.Tec Expands US Production Facility
Algae.Tec Limited has announced the expansion of its Algae Development & Manufacturing Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The facility has now increased from18,000 sq. ft. to 70,000 sq. ft. to scale-up production…
OriginOil, DOE to Develop Algae Crude Conversion for Oil Refineries
OriginOil, Inc. has announced its plans to co-develop an integrated system with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for direct conversion of raw algae into a renewable crude…
