A new study from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) estimates that the US could support the production of up to 25 billion gallons of algae biofuel annually. That accounts for a whopping one-twelfth of the nation's current needs and it could prove ...
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2013-05-22 11:07:39
Despite a renewed partnership, however, human genome mapper J. Craig Venter seemed to make it a point to emphasize to the publicly stated that SGI would not be behind the reigns of the marketing and commercial aspect of the algae biofuel venture.
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2013-05-21 08:24:23
A new strain of yellow-green algae, called “heterococcus sp. DN1,” that may prove to be an efficient source for biodiesel, has been discovered in the snow fields of the Rocky Mountains. Research examining the discovery, published in Biotechnology Progress, ...
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2013-05-20 06:52:51
A company looking to produce biofuel from algae has abandoned its pilot plant in Karratha, in the north-west of Western Australia, saying it's too expensive to continue research and development work in the region. Karratha, with its high temperatures and low ...
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2013-05-19 19:45:45
A $19-million biofuel plant in northern Alberta has secured funding that will enable the plant to use carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from oil sands to turn algae into fuel, fertilizer and livestock feed. The federal government, energy giant Canadian Natural ...
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2013-05-17 11:47:14
La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics Inc. has entered a new research agreement with ExxonMobil Corp., using genomics to develop strains of algae that can be used for biofuel.
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2013-05-17 02:18:32
Right now, a gallon of gas costs $4 or less. Produce it from algae, and you can expect to pay $18 or more, says the boss of one firm convinced that cutting edge nutraceuticals - not biofuels - is where algae’s true potential lies, in the near term at least.
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2013-05-16 09:04:22
In the last couple of years, algae has caught the interest of researchers worldwide because of its ability to be used as biofuel. The potential of algae as a source of biofuel is tremendous, particularly because of the exponential growth rate that algae has.
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2013-05-14 09:20:54
CALGARY — The federal government, an oil giant and a biofuels company are teaming up to build a $19-million plant in northern Alberta that will use carbon dioxide emissions from the oilsands to help turn algae into products such as fuel, fertilizer and livestock feed.
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2013-05-12 15:51:16
In its current state, an algae-based biofuel would not be a cheaper option for those filling their gas tank, he said. Biofuel is not cost competitive with petroleum right now and it would be more expensive than both fossil fuel and ethanol diesel products.
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2013-05-03 08:58:59
NEW YORK (AP) -- Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade - just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae - or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all.
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2013-05-02 15:26:22
That's why the city wants to partner with Global Environmental Infrastructure Technologies to build a floating solar power plant on the lake. Talk about it. ADAMS - The mayor of Adams says algae on Lake Petenwell gets so bad, no one wants to go in the water.
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2013-04-27 07:09:36
For more than a decade everything from corn and soybeans to switchgrass and algae has been examined and tested as potential or widespread sources of biofuel. But still the quest to find an ideal, efficient source for biofuel in Ohio continues. Finding the ...
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2013-04-23 15:29:22
Despite the technical and ecological advantages, hydrogen production continues to be either energy intensive or produce massive CO2 emissions. Now, research is looking to algae, sugar, and ash as possible "green" sources.
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2013-04-19 08:12:31
