ICIS Blogs : algae

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

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:25:17 GMT

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...(read more)

Follow the tweets on biofuels

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:27:15 GMT

For those of us who love Twitter. I've aggregated four hash tags relating to biofuels in a single handy to view feed called #biofuelhashtags. It aggregates #algae #ethanol #biodiesel and #biofuels into one place . You can see it in the bar on the...(read more)

PetroSun pays catfish farmers in Mississippi to convert ponds to algae

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:06:56 GMT

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...(read more)

Algae biofuels at around $33/gal

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:39:37 GMT

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......(read more)

Algae to biofuel: vertigrow's view

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:58:12 GMT

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......(read more)

Nexant Chem Systems looks at algae for biofuels

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:21:11 GMT

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

Greenshift wins algae grant

The Big Biofuels Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:14:22 GMT

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......(read more)

The good, the bad, the ugly 2008/2009

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:01:01 GMT

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...(read more)

A Short Essay on Biofuels and Related Matters

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:34:59 GMT

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...(read more)

Taking the long view

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:30:37 GMT

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...(read more)

Solix plans algae biofuel plant in Colorado

The Big Biofuels Blog — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:02:32 GMT

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...(read more)

A list of alage to biofuel firms

The Big Biofuels Blog — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:58:23 GMT

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......(read more)

Algae Biofuel firm aims to buck credit crunch trend

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:32:13 GMT

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....(read more)

Boeing says biojet fuel could be here in three years.

The Big Biofuels Blog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:38:57 GMT

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...(read more)

Researchers at Khon Kaen University Discovered a New Algae Species

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:55:51 GMT

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...(read more)