A researcher's keen eye and spirit of curiosity led to the discovery of a new method for cell engineering—a finding that ...
Instead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Harvesting biofuel from algae is effective, but not yet practical. A University at Buffalo-led research project – funded by a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant – is tackling ...
PetroAlgae, Bionavitas, and others bet that algae will replace soy as a feedstock for biodiesel. The question is which, out of many companies, will develop a cost-effective technology first. Martin ...
Gross-Wen Technologies, a rural Iowa company that uses algae to clean wastewater, is partnering with what one of the company's founders says is a "global energy company" to make sustainable aviation ...
After advertising its efforts to produce environmentally friendly fuels from algae for over a decade, Exxon Mobil is now quietly walking away from its most heavily publicized climate solution. Exxon ...
There may not be peanuts and pretzels anymore on airplanes, but someday there may be algae oil. Solazyme - a South San Francisco startup focused on producing oil from algae - said Tuesday that it had ...
MILAN (Reuters) - Industrial-scale production of bioenergy from algae, or seaweeds, can be expected in 10 to 15 years, helping Europe to reach its green energy targets, the top official at a newly ...
NEW YORK (AP) - Biotechnology company Solazyme Inc. has produced thousands of gallons of a key biodiesel ingredient using algae, the company's chief operating officer said. While the privately held ...