Floating Robotic Algae Farms Looking for Investors
Jeremy Hsu at MSNBC reports on a new company called BEAR Oceanics developing small algal biofuel farms the size of bathtubs that would operate like fleets of robotic, self-contained, biofuel producers, floating…
Missoula Algae Researchers Find Ancient Metabolic Path
Robb Chaney at the Missoulian reports that University of Montana geoscience professors Carrine Blank and Nancy Hinman, who have been researching algae evolution, have discovered a metabolic path unique…
DOE Researchers Claim “Genetic Breakthrough” for Cheaper Biofuels
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have announced what they consider a major breakthrough in engineering systems of RNA molecules through…
Algal Protein Boosts Electrochemical Water Splitting
Researchers at Empa’s Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics (LHPC) in Switzerland have been investigating nanoparticles of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide (TiO2), for the neutralization…
Carbon War Room Launches Site to Track Renewable Jet Fuels
Sir Richard Branson, adventurer, entrepreneur, and early green energy proponent, took a lead role recently in the global search for biofuels for the airline industry by creating the Carbon War Room, a global…
Students Mix Concrete with Algae for Road Construction
Esther Ng reports from Singapore that architecture students at Singapore Polytechnic are mixing algae, rather than sand, with concrete to create road curbs and drains. This is being seen as a potentially valuable…
UNM Students Testing Algae in Space
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has put a program together to allow student experiments to be incorporated into test flights from the International Spaceport, now called Spaceport America…
U.S. Navy Sets Algal Fuel Speed Record
Using a 50/50 blend of hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum F-76 blend, a U.S. Navy amphibious craft reached a speed of 50 knots, in the Navy’s final test of algal fuel for the year, at Panama City, FL…
Scientists Study Algal Protein Renewal for Improving Climate Tolerance
From the Scotsman, news about a team of scientists at Edinburgh University testing algae and discovering that renewal of old or damaged cell proteins might help plant adaptation to rapidly changing climates…
WHE Announces LOI to Develop $100 Million Algae Farm in India
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc., a public holding company developing joint venture partnerships for algae production for biodiesel and commercial fish food, announced today the signing…
Algae Biofuel Pilot Plant Construction Starts in Chile
Analia Murias at fis.com reports that the Biotechnology Consortium (Bal Biofuels) began the construction of the Experimental Centre of Algae (CEA) in Puerto Montt Campus of the University of Los Lagos…
ABO and BIO Support Extending Tax Credits, Including Algae
The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) thanked Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden…
ABO Hires K&L Gates to Advocate for Algae Industry
The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) has engaged the Washington, D.C. office of the global law firm, K&L Gates LLP to assist the ABO in its efforts to educate federal policymakers about the growing…
MBD Energy Awarded for Innovation
Australia’s MBD Energy took the award for Innovation in New and Emerging Industries, sponsored by the Australian Government’s Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. MBD Energy was…
OriginOil Enters JV to Develop Biorefineries for DoD Biofuels Programs
OriginOil, Inc has announced it has co-founded a new joint venture (JV), to develop biorefineries serving U.S. and NATO military requirements for alternative fuels. The JV, Future Energy Solutions Unlimited, Inc…
NAA Announces Next Algae Workshop in California
The National Algae Association has announced its next algae production workshop will be held January 30, 2012 at the University of Southern California (University Park Campus—downtown). The workshop will…
Malaysia to Develop Jet Fuel from Algae
Malaysia has launched a centre for aerospace innovation, setting its sight on technology to develop jet fuel from algae. The Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC) would also innovate new standards…
Dr. Min Thein Receives Life Time Achievement Award in MicroAlgal BioTechnology
Dr. Min Thein, General Manager (retired) from the Myanmar Spirulina Factory, Sagaing, and Professor of Botany at Mandalay University in Myanmar, received the Senior Life Time Achievement Award 2011…
OriginOil Announces Research Agreement with INL
OriginOil, Inc. has announced the funding of a new research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Under the agreement, OriginOil and INL will collaborate with a goal…
Lux Research Report Predicts Global Biofuels Winners
Capacity for alternative fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel is at 44.6 billion gallons a year in 2011, but systemic hurdles will constrain their growth to under 5% annually through 2015…
