Algae: Biofuel Of The Future? Date: August 19, 2008 Source: University of Virginia Summary: Researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide ...

An algae researcher with decades of experience in the field objected to my recent column on algal biofuels. He argues that the industry is far from dead. Newsletters Amazon Prime Day Share a News Tip.

Turning slimy green algae into clean fuel might sound far-fetched, but scientists believe it could be a game changer for ...

BRK Technology has announced a major breakthrough in the development of its algae-based biofuel. This innovation marks a ...

The algae biofuels industry is still in its early gestation stage, the new report notes. Although well over 100 companies in the U.S. and abroad are now working to produce algal biomass and oil ...

The resulting biodiesel and algae-based jet fuels could be produced at a cost of $94 per barrel, well below the current crude oil price of above $100 a barrel, according to the report by Viral ...

We just don't know how well algal biofuel production might work. It's true that the 18 years of research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory yielded a lot of knowledge, ...

Algal biofuels were touted as the answer to these twin problems, and huge investment followed. Unfortunately, things didn't go quite to plan.

“Algal biofuels are not quite ready for prime time,” says Joel Cuello, co-author of a new report evaluating the alternative fuel’s current drawbacks and its potential. Increasing the ...

marine algae produce lipid oils, an important source of biofuels. In order to produce the lipid oils the algae must be starved, stunting growth. New research allows the algae ...

To produce 1 liter of algae biofuel, manufacturers must use 3.15 to 3,650 liters of water -- or up to 123 billion liters for 39 billion liters of algal fuel.

Lately, investors have been getting excited about the idea of using algae to generate new biofuels. Earlier this year, ExxonMobil inked a $600 million deal with Synthetic Genomics to develop algae ...