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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
Greenshift wins algae grant

Green shift gets grant from Montana state to develop algae, according to Greenshift . Good to see algae getting some traction so early in the year, but there's a long way to go yet. Read More...

Published 6 Jan 2009 12:14 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, grant, algae, Montana, Greenshift
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
National Algae Association

I've just been pointed at the US-based National Algae Association , which recently appointed Will Thurmond as Chairman, Research and Development Round table. Membership of the organisation is $750/year Researchers can join for £250. Read More...

Published 17 Sep 2008 11:36 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Association, National, Trade Association, algae, Thurmond
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
Solazyme raises finance

Reports on the internet say that Solazyme has raised more finance, up to $45.4m for its algae based biofuels programme. I've had a trawl through EDGAR (worth bookmarking in my opinion) but the company's filings are all on paper... grrr so I can't...

Published 28 Aug 2008 12:02 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, funding, 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
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

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