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"first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil"-researcher

A study scheduled for presentation at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society will show "the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil ," according to lead researcher Ben Wen, Ph.D., vice president of United...

Published 27 Mar 2009 9:25 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, biofuels, technology, Science, Oil, algae, ACS, transesterification
Algae biofuels at around $33/gal

A piece on Greentech Media puts the cost of biofuels from algae at around $33/gal(US ). That leaves plenty of room for process/growth/yield optimisation then. Read More...

Published 26 Feb 2009 11:39 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: Economics, biofuel, technology, algae, cost
Nexant Chem Systems looks at algae for biofuels

Nexant ChemSystems, a petrochemical consulting firm, is setting up a multi-client study into algae for biofuels . It will be thorough. Read More...

Published 16 Jan 2009 13:21 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, study, biofuels, algae, petrochemical, ChemSystems, Nexant
A Short Essay on Biofuels and Related Matters

This is a guest post from Professor David B. Benson (retired), who is a regular commenter on The Big Biofuels Blog. David's contact details: dbenson@eecs.wsu.edu Biofuel ------- Photosynthesis uses only a very small fraction of the available sunlight...

Published 24 Dec 2008 9:34 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Policy, biofuel, Agriculture, biofuels, Biodiesel, Food, waste, Benson, methane, Bioethanol, algae, butanol, biochar, bioagasse, torrefaction, fertlizer
A list of alage to biofuel firms

The blogger behind nualgi has done us all a favour, and listed a whole bunch of firms that are trying to make money out of algae-biofuel . Worth a look. Read More...

Published 17 Nov 2008 10:58 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, biofuels, algae, list, nualgi
Boeing says biojet fuel could be here in three years.

Over on climate progress they've found an interview in Wired with the head of Boeing's biofuel jet program who believes that the first biofuel for jets could be certified in three years. That's going to be good news for people selling seedlings...

Published 10 Nov 2008 15:38 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, biofuels, jet, fuel, certification, Boeing, Program, algae
Researchers at Khon Kaen University Discovered a New Algae Species

Over on the Olegae blog they've come across a development in Thailand that could potentially be used in biofuel production.I guess the usual caveats about extractability, conversion rates and yeild need to be borne in mind, but, once again, the more...

Published 6 Nov 2008 11:55 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, Thailand, algae
UK algae biofuels challenge

The UK's Carbon Trust has launched the Algae Biofuel Challenge to try and flush some good ideas for biofuels from algae off the top of the pond and closer to commercialisation. Worth applying. Read More...

Published 23 Oct 2008 12:10 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, UK, carbon, algae, challenge, Trust
Gulf of Mexico deadzone all bad for biofuels?

Interesting piece over on Maribo about the way that flooding in the Midwestern US could lead to a big increase in the size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico . This is caused each year when excess fertiliser is washed out of farmland along the Mississippi...

Published 30 Jun 2008 12:54 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuel, Agriculture, biofuels, mexico, nitrogen, algae, flood, fertilzer, Gulf, dead, zone
School children make algae biofuel

School children make algae biofuel and get from class to the Sears Tower in Chicago (and back) on a gallon in this story from Jalopink. The teacher, David Levine, should get some kind of award for education. It is just this kind of off the wall thinking...

Published 3 Jun 2008 14:19 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuel, biofuels, algae, school

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