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Algal Biomass Organization Applauds Solazyme, Honeywell`s UOP, Boeing and United Airlines for First US Commercial Flight Using Algae-Based Biofuel
Mary Rosenthal, executive director of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, today issued the following statement regarding the first U.S. commercial flight to be powered by algae-based biofuel, which landed earlier today at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport: "On behalf of the U.S. algae industry and the Algal Biomass Organization, I want ...
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Prospects for the Algae Biofuel Community presented at the 19th EU BC&E
The 19th European Biomass Conference in Berlin acknowledged the rising interest in the potential of algae as energy crops by not only dedicating several sessions to the topic but also hosting as a parallel event the Workshop on Algae, dedicated to reviewing the technology status of algae and exploring deployment opportunities. The intense exchange of ideas during the day has highlighted the ...
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Algae: Biofuel of the future?
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day. As part of the photosynthesis process algae produce oil and can generate 15 times more oil per acre than other plants used for ...
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Big oil’s money gives biofuels industry a boost
The biofuels industry is getting a boost from an unlikely set of investors – the traditional oil companies whose products biofuels are meant to replace. In response to the growing number low-carbon policies popping up in developed world, major oil companies have started to look at biofuels producers in a new light. “The oil companies…see a world of restrictions coming on high-carbon fuels, and ...
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Advanced Biofuels Powers U.S. Naval Carrier Strike Force In Pacific Exercise - Advanced Biofuels Association`s McAdams Aboard USS Nimitz
ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ IN THE PACIFIC – The full power of a U.S. Naval Carrier Strike Force fueled by advanced biofuel is undergoing its first operational test today in the waters of the central Pacific. Calling it a "significant achievement for America's domestic biofuels industry" Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams is aboard the USS Nimitz for today's naval exercise ...
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United Airlines investing $30 million in biofuels producer
United Airlines says it is investing $30 million in a biofuels company to reduce its vulnerability to oil-price shocks and limits on carbon emissions from planes. United officials said Tuesday that they expect to begin receiving fuel from Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. in 2018 and could be taking 90 million gallons a year by 2021. That's enough fuel for 20,000 flights a year but just a drop in United's ...
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Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet at The White House
Leaders of the advanced biofuel industry personally delivered an important message to the Obama Administration this morning at a White House meeting that included representatives of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Algal Biomass Organization(ABO). The leaders' message emphasized the vital role the advanced biofuel industry plays in ...
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Lawmakers visit NREL for clean energy solutions
More than half of the states in the U.S. have embraced renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS). Now comes the hard part — complying with those aggressive mandates and building clean energy economies during the deepest national recession in 70 years. Two dozen lawmakers and legislative staffers from Maryland to Washington state visited NREL for three days to learn about clean energy ...
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Algal Biomass Organization Applauds U.S. Navy`s Algae Biofuels Purchase
Today, Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Navy's plans to purchase 450,000 gallons of drop-in biofuels, with 100,000 of those made from algal oils produced by ABO member Solazyme, Inc. "On behalf of the U.S. algae industry, I want to recognize both the ...
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National Algae Association appoints biofuels expert
The National Algae Association announces a new Research and Development collaborative to accelerate the commercialization of algae to produce multiple fuels: biodiesel, ethanol, jet fuel, hydrogen and biomass for power generation. For the new Research and Development collaborative, the National Algae Association (NAA) has appointed Will Thurmond, a leading global biofuels expert and author of the ...
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NREL researcher discusses revitalized algae program
Dr. Philip Pienkos, Principal Research Supervisor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will discuss NREL’s efforts to rebuild the Aquatic Species Program for algal biofuels research on July 7, from 3-5 p.m., at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. The presentation is free, open to the public, and will also be broadcast online at ...
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Algae Oil to Biodiesel: A Practical Application
Within the All-Gas Project of Europe’s 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, BDI-BioEnergy International demonstrates algae oil extraction, characterization and conversion to biodiesel using its RepCat process. The usage of algae oil as a feedstock for renewable fuel is present in the literature, but less information is available when it comes to ...
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Video Highlights Linde’s Leadership in Clean Energy Solutions
Linde North America today announced the availability of a new video describing Linde’s diverse products and services for clean energy solutions. Linde, a worldwide leader in gas production and delivery, is committed to the development of the clean energy solutions that are essential for sustainable worldwide growth. The video showcases examples of Linde’s varied initiatives and can be ...
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Spring 2007 Forecast: A Green Planet and Green Economy
(Washington, D.C.) What does it take to build a truly sustainable society that uses clean energy and renewable fuels, and still is profitable for American businesses? It requires tremendous ingenuity and innovation, and on April 24, EPA will show that America has what it takes! Generating energy from ocean waves and producing fuel from algae are just two examples of the innovative and ...
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Renewable Fuels from Algae Boosted by NREL Refinery Process
A new biorefinery process developed by scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has proven to be significantly more effective at producing ethanol from algae than previous research. The process, dubbed Combined Algal Processing (CAP), is detailed in a new paper by NREL's Tao Dong, Eric Knoshaug, Ryan Davis, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Van Wychen, Philip ...
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Biofuels from algae: a budding technology yet to become viable
Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are still in developing stages and key resources for algal growth are still too onerous for economically viable production of algal biofuels, according to a JRC literature review. No large-scale, commercial algae-to-biofuels facilities have been implemented up until the end of 2015. The ...
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Algae.Tec and Lufthansa Sign Collaboration Agreement to Build Biofuel Production Facility in Europe
Algae.Tec Limited is pleased to announce that Algae.Tec and Lufthansa have signed a Collaboration Agreement for the construction of a large-scale algae to aviation biofuels production facility. The site will be in Europe adjacent to an industrial CO2 source. Lufthansa will arrange 100% funding for the project. Algae.Tec will receive licence fees and profits from the Project, which will be ...
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OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Hydrogen Harvester Invention
New Technology Taps Hydrogen Generated by Living Algae LOS ANGELES - OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced a new invention that generates hydrogen from living algae, providing an additional energy source from bioreactors. In contrast to previously ...
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Pall Corp. to Present Membrane-Based Separation Solutions for Alternative Fuels
Driven by the demand for alternatives to fossil fuels and the challenge to mitigate carbon emissions, algae biomass industry executives around the world are striving to develop and commercialize large-scale algae production. A main hurdle for this is the dewatering step required by many processes after harvesting the biomass. One way to achieve efficient and complete harvest is to employ scalable ...
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Nevada institutions awarded US$5.7m for renewable energy research
The Nevada System of Higher Education has received $5.7 million-over the past two fiscal years-from the U.S. Department of Energy for renewable energy, including the latest installment, $3.2 million to be used for a renewable energy consortium – an association between the three NSHE research institutions and participating community colleges.This support is the result of funding secured by U.S. ...
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