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OriginOil algae harvesting process proven to reduce bacteria

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

OriginOil Inc. has announced that its algae harvesting process reduces bacterial concentrations by as much as 99 percent. This could extend the shelf life of liquid algae concentrate from hours to days, addressing a key problem standing in the way … Continue reading →

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New Algae-Based Biodiesel Meets State Fuel Quality Standards

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

New Algae-Based Biodiesel Meets State Fuel Quality Standards Details Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 14:06 Written by Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards Sacramento, California – The Department of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) … Continue reading →

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A California Station Tests Out New Biodiesel Made In Part By Algae

Posted on November 21, 2012 by admin

Fancy putting a bit of the aquatic in your gas tank? Go to California. A new kind of biodiesel, containing 20-percent algae-based fuel, went on sale at gas stations in the San Francisco Bay area last week as part of … Continue reading →

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Solazyme Develops Vehicle-Ready Algae Biofuel

Posted on November 15, 2012 by admin

The algae biofuels sector got a shot in the arm this Tuesday when South San Francisco’s Solazyme (SZYM) began making its biofuels available for motorists at four Bay Area gas stations. Solazyme’s product, called Biodiesel B20, is comprised of 20 … Continue reading →

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San Francisco area drivers 1st with algae biofuel

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area have become the first motorists in the nation to fill up their gas tanks with an algae-based biofuel. The fuel, known as Biodiesel B20, went on sale Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Is biofuel from algae ‘green’ enough yet?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

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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Biofuel breakthrough: quick cook method turns algae into oil

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

It looks like Mother Nature was wasting her time with a multimillion-year process to produce crude oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can “pressure-cook” algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into … Continue reading →

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Australian firm in biofuels deal with Lufthansa

Posted on September 19, 2012 by admin

HAMBURG, Sept 19 | Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:55am EDT HAMBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Australian biofuels company Algae.Tec said on Wednesday it had signed a collaboration agreement with German airline Lufthansa for construction of a large-scale plant to produce … Continue reading →

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Two-year NASA project finds that sea-based, floating algae bioreactors “may be …

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

In California, the heads of a two-year NASA project aimed at cultivating microalgae from wastewater, using floating photobioreactors have reported that “algal productivity in prototype floating photobioreactors using secondary wastewater effluent ranged from 4 to nearly 30 g biomass m2 … Continue reading →

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Algae Biofuel A $1.6 Billion Market by 2015

Posted on August 7, 2012 by admin

Tweet Algae Biofuel A $1.6 Billion Market by 2015 A new report states that the algae biofuel industry could see 43 percent annual growth over the next 3 years, creating a $1.6 billion market for the product by 2015. SBI … Continue reading →

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