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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
PetroSun pays catfish farmers in Mississippi to convert ponds to algae

uploaded from pacres on flickr. PetroSun is paying catfish farmers in Mississippi to convert their ponds to algae production. Here's the deal, according to Terri Chiang, an authorized agent for PetroSun BioFuels "initially, we have arranged for...

Published 13 Mar 2009 11:06 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Water, biofuels, Food, algae, catfish, Mississippi, PetroSun
Algae to biofuel: vertigrow's view

It would only take 10% of the surface area of the state of New Mexico to meet the US energy needs if it were devoted to algae production according Val Kurtz, ceo Valcent Products, speaking in this video. Thanks to Hugh Baker Read More...

Published 18 Feb 2009 13:58 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, technology, video, Science, Products, algae, Valcent
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
The good, the bad, the ugly 2008/2009

The best piece of work on Biofuels 2008? For me that was the The Gallagher Review of the indirect effects of biofuels production . If you're a serious player in this market, you should read that report. Worst technology to make biofuels: Fermentation...

Published 1 Jan 2009 1:01 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Policy, biomass, biofuels, catalysis, crops, Food, Jatropha, wood, cellulose, Bioethanol, algae, Gallagher, grass, prairie, switch, non-food
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
Taking the long view

There's a piece about algae-based biofuel firm Sapphire Energy on Xeconomy, it's talking about the way that plunging oil prices require alternative fuel start-ups to take a long view. I guess that more realistic valuations of biofuel companies...

Published 26 Nov 2008 16:30 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuels, Companies, energy, algae, Sapphire, Xeconomy
Solix plans algae biofuel plant in Colorado

Solix is planning to build a carbon-dioxide to biofuels plant in Colorado. It's going to use carbon dioxide which is pumped to the Texas oil fields to help extract oil and use water that comes out of a methane bed in the South Ute reservation. The...

Published 17 Nov 2008 12:02 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Colorado, biofuels, algae, Solix
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
Algae Biofuel firm aims to buck credit crunch trend

An Algae Biofuel firm in New Zealand aims to buck credit crunch trend with an IPO of 60m shares at 50cent each. That could raise New Zealand dollars (NZD) 30m ($17m) for Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation , based on South Island, according to Stuff.co.nz....

Published 13 Nov 2008 16:32 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: New, biofuels, algae, Zealand, IPO, Binomic, Aquaflow
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
Shell is involved in six new biofuel research ventures

Shell announced on 17 September that it was involved in six new research agreements for biofuels. This builds on a number of piecemeal announcements including an interest in a Hawaiian biofuel from algae ventur e and an agreement with Codexis . The best...

Published 18 Sep 2008 17:36 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: biofuels, Science, research, algae, Shell, programmes, Codexis, six
Solazyme algae-based biofuel ok for Jet fuel

Solazyme's algae-based biofuel is ok for Jet fuel, according to Domestic Fuel. Solazyme received more funding last month , and plans to build a commercial scale factory some time in 2010. Read More...

Published 10 Sep 2008 10:58 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, jet, fuel, Companies, algae, Solazyme
Enterprise-rent-a-car appoints Sayre as academic biofuel director

Enterprise-rent-a-car appoints Dr Richard Sayre as academic biofuel director at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The position was created by the family which owns Enterprise (and also Alamo and National Car rental brands...

Published 28 Aug 2008 10:34 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Science, algae, plant, Sayre, Louis, St, Center, Enterprise, Danforth
Inside Ineos' waste to ethanol plant

And finally, is usually a piece about a skate-boarding duck used to round off a news show of unremitting depression. This is at least optimistic, its about Ineos' plans to use waste to develop gas that will be fed to algae and which will make ethanol...

Published 15 Aug 2008 10:09 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, UK, biofuels, technology, video, waste, Ineos, algae, garbage, rubbish, gassification

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