[Global] Fraunhofer TechBridge is now accepting applications for its newest TechBridge Challenge, the Designed2Scale Challenge Continue reading The Design2Scale Challenge: Seeking innovations and technologies in ExxonMobil’s 3rd generation biofuels downstream processing
Category Archives: R&D in algal biofuels
Research into algae for the mass-production of oil focuses mainly on microalgae, including the diatoms and cyanobacteria as opposed to macroalgae, such as seaweed.
From petri dish to pond: ExxonMobil’s algae farming, in pictures
[USA] Researching algae takes science, sunshine, some very large ponds and the right kind of algae. Continue reading From petri dish to pond: ExxonMobil’s algae farming, in pictures
Project could turn Lake Okeechobee algae into fuel
[USA] Can the algae in Lake Okeechobee be extracted and turned into biofuel? An experiment conducted near the Moore Haven lock Continue reading Project could turn Lake Okeechobee algae into fuel
Haley Zaremba: Is algal biofuel a lost cause?
[USA] Last year, forbes denounced seaweed-based biofuel across the board in a strongly titled article called “An Algal Biofuel Continue reading Haley Zaremba: Is algal biofuel a lost cause?
Tuning microalgae lipid production with light
[Colombia] Microalgae are becoming increasingly important as biofeed stocks for a wide range of products from food to cosmetics, Continue reading Tuning microalgae lipid production with light
Asian Scientist Magazine: Fueling the future
[Global] Green is the new black when it comes to meeting the world’s energy demands, and biofuels have a major role to play in Continue reading Asian Scientist Magazine: Fueling the future
UW-Stout students study possible use of lake algae for biofuel
[USA] Could the algae on Lake Menomin make biofuel? That is the question some University of Wisconsin-Stout students looked at as Continue reading UW-Stout students study possible use of lake algae for biofuel
Research underway to produce biodiesel from biowaste
[India] Depleting levels of fossil fuels and air pollution are a major concern for environmentalists around the world and a lot of Continue reading Research underway to produce biodiesel from biowaste
Impinging jet mixers are applied to bio-crude harvesting from algae
[USA] Microalgae have been investigated as a source of “bio-crude” — fatty acid molecules (lipids) that can be refined into renewable Continue reading Impinging jet mixers are applied to bio-crude harvesting from algae
Algal biofuel: the long road to commercial viability
[Global] The green technology sector has fallen out of love with algae as a feedstock for biofuel production, but there is hope yet for Continue reading Algal biofuel: the long road to commercial viability