Tag: Botryococcus braunii

Researchers score $900,000 grant to study biofuels from Botryococcus braunii

Researchers score $900,000 grant to study biofuels from Botryococcus braunii

July 14, 2021 |

In California, researchers from Carnegie Science and Stanford University were awarded a $900,000 grant this spring from the university’s public-private partnership Strategic Energy Alliance to research the synthesis of biofuels from a species of green microalgae called Botryococcus braunii. Scientists from a diversity of research areas, including plant and algal biologists, are all applying their […]

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Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From Brownies

Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From Brownies

June 27, 2017 |

Terpenes may be the most unloved class of energy molecule of all time, if you compare R&D spending to potential. Even ARPA-E, the home of high-risk, high-reward government research into energy, hasn’t delved into terpenes since 2012’s OPEN invite, where Allylix picked up a single $467,6905 award to develop a “Renewable Platform for Production of […]

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