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June 24, 2008
Air New Zealand, Continental, Virgin Atlantic and UOP join Newly Formed Algal Biomass Organization
Air New Zealand, Continental, Virgin Atlantic, and biofuel technology developer UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, are the first wave of aviation-related members to join the newly formed Algal Biomass Organization (ABO).
Together with Boeing, which co-chairs the ABO, the airlines are advocating for the identification and acceleration of new generations of fuel sources for the industry that have lower life cycle carbon emissions; in this case sustainable algae-based biofuels.
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November 30, 2007
Algae Fuels Research
Scientists are trying to turn algae into a commercially viable energy.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan's lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research.
Driven by renewed investment as oil prices push $100 a barrel, Ruan and scores of scientists around the world are racing to turn algae into a commercially viable energy source. (for the full article click the above link) (33 KB) (35 KB) |
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October 07, 2007
Could West Texas algae curb oil dependence?
Some are betting the slimy plant will make biofuels a more viable option.
ANTHONY --- A year ago, this dusty patch of land near the New Mexico border contained little more than dirt and the odd sprig of alfalfa. Today, it is home to a $3 million laboratory that is crackling with activity.
The hi-tech lab was built for a peculiar but possibly revolutionary purpose: to explore ways algae can be used to reduce the world's dependence on oil.
An arid stretch of West Texas might seem like a s... (47 KB) |
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October 01, 2007
Turning pond scum into profit
Photosynthetic process using algae to absorb CO2 could save billions of dollars a year
CALGARY --- Backed by major energy companies, the Alberta Research Council is turning to algae to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in a process that could even turn pond scum into a profit centre. (for the full article click the above link) (1 KB) |
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August 20, 2007
European biotech industry releases policy on biofuels
EuropaBio, the EU association for bioindustries, has released a consensus response to the "integrated energy and climate change package" proposal, endorsed by EU Heads of State earlier this year and currently discussed in European Parliament. The association sets out a policy for first and second generation biofuels. The available biomass in Europe will need to increase in order to achieve ambitious goals of biofuel use set by the European Union (5.75% in 2010 and 10% in 2020) in a sustainable a... (5 KB) |
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August 06, 2007
Researchers trying to get jet fuel from algae
A team of researchers at Arizona State University's Polytechnic Campus in Mesa is involved in a project to turn oil produced from algae into military jet fuel.
Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld, directors of the school's Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology, will search for oil-rich strains of algae, evaluate their potential as oil producers and develop a production system that will yield competitively priced oil. UOP, LLC, a Honeywell company, is leading the project, which the Defen... (4 KB) |
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August 03, 2007
Energy from green goo
SAN DIEGO - Several San Diego scientists are forming a new research center to tap energy from a source that is environmentally friendly and literally green: algae.
High oil prices have sparked a resurgent interest nationwide in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, made by fermenting corn or sugar cane, and biodiesel, made from vegetable oils.
Microscopic algae are the ultimate crop for producing biodiesel because they grow quickly and with few added nutrients, said Steve Mayfield, who speci... (6 KB) |
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May 25, 2007
Fly green with algae for fuel
AIRCRAFT might one day be powered by slime.
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing says research into alternative fuels for aircraft is centring on a biodiesel alternative that may be derived from algae.
Biofuel is one of a number of options Boeing is investigating in a drive to find ways of reducing the airline industry's carbon footprint.
It believes biofuel will also produce fewer particulates as well as providing greater stability and access of supply for the industry.
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March 10, 2007
European Union agrees on ambitious plan to fight global warming
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 10th March 2007 - EU leaders agreed Friday on a bold set of measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and 10 per cent of European cars will run on biofuels. European leaders said the agreement, the first to go beyond the 35-country Kyoto Protocol in its targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts, marked a turning point in the fight against global warming.
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March 07, 2007
Venture Capitalists Want to Put Some Algae in Your Tank
NILAND, Calif. --- The idea of replacing crude oil with algae may seem like a harebrained way to clean up the planet and bolster national security.
...A few companies are in a race to be first to convert algae to fuel on a commercial scale, and it will require not a small amount of money, luck and biotech tweaking...
...The timing may be just right. With oil prices at high levels and fears of global warming growing, the old world of conventional hydrocarbon energy has been joined by an allurin... (2 KB) |
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