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The Downside of Using Algae as a Biofuel

Photo by Mose Buchele UT Research Engineer Robert Pearsal looks into a vat of algae. It seems like everyone’s talking pond scum these days. This year, people ranging from the President of the United States to this humble reporter, have … Continue reading

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The Downside of Using Algae as a Biofuel | StateImpact Texas

Photo by Mose Buchele UT Research Engineer Robert Pearsal looks into a vat of algae. It seems like everyone’s talking pond scum these days. This year, people ranging from the President of the United States to this humble reporter, have … Continue reading

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Algal biofuels challenge could turn out to be unsustainable

Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5% (about 39billion litres) of US transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water, and nutrients, warns the US’s National Research Council. The inference of … Continue reading

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Algal biofuels challenge could turn out to be unsustainable

Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5% (about 39billion litres) of US transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water, and nutrients, warns the US’s National Research Council. The inference of … Continue reading

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In race to develop aviation biofuels, Midwest wants to win

(Photo by Martin Naroznik via Creative Commons) In the not-so-distant future, jets could be traversing the sky powered not by petroleum but by fuel derived from crops, agricultural waste, trees, algae, even municipal solid waste and sewage. In the U.S. … Continue reading

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Biofuel from Algae Hits California Pumps

In a month-long pilot project, PropelFuels and Solazyme are selling Solazyme’s Soladiesel®BD, a form of biodiesel derived from algae rather than from oil crops or agricultural waste, as is the case with most currently available biodiesel. The new fuel is … Continue reading

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Is biofuel from algae ‘green’ enough yet?

Share this article  Email  Print   Republish this article The text of this article by Futurity is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License. MoreEarth Environment Could the US say goodbye to crude oil? To cut black carbon, replace … Continue reading

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Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020 for India’s biofuels development

By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday unveiled a road map for the biotechnology sector – “The Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020″ – for innovative technologies and policies for biofuels development in India. Prepared by the Department of Biotechnology … Continue reading

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Joule commissions first SunSprings plant to demonstrate commercial readiness …

Launches subsidiary, Joule Fuels, led by oil and energy experts to advance global deployment of industry’s first direct solar-to-fuels platform. In Massachusetts, Joule announced the commissioning of its first SunSprings demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico, where the company will … Continue reading

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Algae industry could create Pilbara jobs

Updated September 04, 2012 11:57:18 Photo: Scum floats to the surface of a tank to create algae. (ABC: Stephen Stockwell) The State Government says the development of an algae aquaculture industry in the Pilbara has the potential to create new … Continue reading

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