Surprises in the Race to Develop a Viable Green Crude
As the impetus of extreme weather events and scientific warnings gain momentum, it is becoming increasingly clearer that much that we once thought to be normal cannot last. We can ignore the challenges...
View ArticleInvestigating the impact of Algae parasites on scalable Algae Biofuel
The prospects for an Algal biofuel were beginning to seem unlikely. The tests – in jets, cars and motorcycles – had all been successful. Algal biofuels have 50% less greenhouse gases than conventional...
View ArticleSolazyme achieves microalgae oil production breakthrough
(Nathan posted the following article in the April 10, 2013 edition of Clean Technica; image credit: “New technology enables microalgae to produce oil, like these droplets, faster and in greater...
View ArticleExxonMobil’s Excellent Algae Biofuel Adventure…Or Not
(The following article was written by Tina Casey and originally published in Clean Technica; image above: Algae biofuel (cropped) by Jurvetson.) Not that ExxonMobil is going all soft on us, but the...
View ArticlePOSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY: CELLANA’S MICROALGAE BIODIESEL ENTERING...
(All images, including that of the Open Pond above & video below – courtesy Cellana, Inc) Cellana, Inc may be on its way to becoming as much a household name as Shell, Esso or Chevron – only it is...
View ArticleSG BIOFUELS: POISED FOR THE FUTURE
It has been months since SG Biofuels sent shockwaves through the industry by revealing it could manufacture Jatropha biofuel at a lower cost than conventional fuels. Meanwhile the price of gasoline...
View ArticleSCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY RESEARCHERS ENGINEER BREAKTHROUGH FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
Prospects for economic and sustainable fuel alternative enhanced with discovery Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel...
View ArticleCuts To The Renewable Fuel Standard Would Hurt San Diego’s Biofuel Industry
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to reduce renewable fuel standard (RFS) by almost 3 billion gallons in 2014. In their press release, the EPA explained that this was a response to a...
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