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Algenol kills Florida commercial-scale plan after FL governor signs E10 ethanol repeal
Tweet In Florida, Algenol CEO Paul Woods told NBC that he plans to switch a $500M advanced biofuels project to Texas, New Mexico and Arizona — among other possible sites, after Governor Rick Scott signed a bill to repeal the state’s E10 ethanol mandate. Woods noted that his current 30-acre R&D facility in Lee County, Florida [...]
Muradel delivers first Aussie “green crude” produced from microalgae
Tweet In Australia, the Minister for Resources and Energy, The Hon. Gary Gray AO MP, unveiled the first “green crude” produced by Muradel from microalgae at pilot scale.“ Australia is in a strong position to capitalise on the growing global biofuel market, with companies like Muradel leveraging our abundance of sun and space to grow [...]
“ISS research examines how biofuels burn in space.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: NASAglenn @NASAglenn #ISS research examines how biofuels burn in space. @EandTmagazine levitan_m Fuel for Thought, Part 1: Biofuels and Fuel Cells | Fw:Thinking sun_raven Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment: It’s that they’re far more expensive than convent…
Colombian Researchers Identify Freshwater Microalgae for Biodiesel
Tweet In Colombia, researchers at the National University of Colombia have identified two strains of native freshwater microalgae with great potential to produce biodiesel: Scenedesmus ovalternus and Chlorella vulgaris. Due to Colombia’s high abundance of water and light, as well as the higher productivity level of algae-based biodiesel, the researchers hope to help Colombia respond [...]
“Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: ScienceIndex_ Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup NewsMarkBiz Physicists show self-correcting quantum computers BCSEA #Microalgae Algae growing on raw smokestack emissions, in Canada. #pondbiofuels BCSEA Webinar
EU Mabfuel Project Explores Seaweed for Biodiesel
Tweet In Ireland, Northern Ireland and Turkey, researchers funded by the EU’s Mabfuel project are harvesting seaweed to produce biodiesel. The project is developing farming and harvest techniques while exploring how to decrease oil extraction costs. Claiming that algae-based biodiesel could revolutionize the biofuel industry, the researchers are also developing solvents to make the extraction [...]
Getting by with a little help from my friends
Tweet by Mary Rosenthal Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization What’s the secret to commercializing a new technology? Recently Jonathan Silver, the former head of the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, discussed how that program has an approximately 97% success rate, despite a few well-known failures. As the algae industry closes in on the launch [...]
Gribbles — why these wood-feasting microbial Vikings might be energy stars
Tweet In the delicatessen known as the ocean, only one little critter brings all his own tools for breaking down wood into food. That’s why this friendless coastal raider has caught the eye of biofuels research teams. It takes a village to raise a child, as the saying goes. A village of microorganisms that is. [...]
Cellana and Neste Oil ink key offtake pact for algae biofuels
Tweet Making Gold from Green? A multi-year deal between Neste Oil and Cellana may point to the future of commercializing algae biofuels. Will the hybrid product, hybrid technology route be a winner? In California, Cellana announced that it has entered into a multi-year, non-exclusive, off-take agreement with Neste Oil for commercial-scale quantities of Cellana’s ReNew Fuel [...]
We Came in Peace: The Renewable Fuel Standard and the spirit of innovation
Tweet Should the Renewable Fuel Standard be saved? Depends on the scenario you believe in. The charts tell the tale. If you happened to be a wide-eyed 6-year old in the fall of 1969, as I was, you might have received a copy of a book published and distributed by Gulf Oil called “We Came [...]
