BOWLING GREEN — With the help of federal grant money, Bowling Green State University is holding a two-day symposium in April that will shed some light on how algae is becoming a greater problem worldwide as the Earth’s climate warms, its population increases, and land-use pressures intensify. Continue reading Algae seminar aims to expand global attention
Daily Archives: February 11, 2015
Melbourne Water advising people to avoid contact with Werribee River after blue-green algae detected
People are being urged to avoid contact with a section of the Werribee River due to the detection of harmful blue-green algae.
Testing has confirmed the presence of Continue reading Melbourne Water advising people to avoid contact with Werribee River after blue-green algae detected
PNNL awarded for algal biofuel innovation
Developing renewable fuel from wet algae is one of the latest innovations Richland, Washington-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has successfully driven to the market with the help of commercial partners. As a result, the Federal Laboratory Consortium has honored the Department Continue reading PNNL awarded for algal biofuel innovation
Budget request would increase BETO by $21M
President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget request, proposing funding levels for the U.S. Department of Energy, has been released and includes $246 million for the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). This budget would be a $21 Continue reading Budget request would increase BETO by $21M
AlgiSys scaling up for commercial algal omega-3
Cleveland, Ohio-based Algisys, a biotech company producing omega-3 fatty acids from micro-algae for heart and joint health, has announced raising over $6M for the commercial scale up of its algal technology. Continue reading AlgiSys scaling up for commercial algal omega-3