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- Fifteen chapters covering topics on commercial algae species and algal biofuel production. - Covers anaerobic biotechnology and basic biofuel production from thermal liquefaction - Covers biodiesel ...

Well-known but still young biofuel company Sapphire Energy has more than doubled its funding to more than $100 million for its “green crude,” a fuel it says will mimic the best characteristics of the ...

The oil giant is quitting an area of research it has long held up as part of a clean "energy future." Reading time 3 minutes It’s the end of an algal era: Exxon is backing out of a biofuel effort that ...

In a major move forward for algae-based biofuel, US feedstock producer Cellana has inked a multi-year deal for commercial-scale quantities. Finnish company Neste Oil, one of the world's biggest ...

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders today joined UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, local scientists and industry leaders to announce their support for a regional partnership designed to develop ...

Key opportunities in the algae products market include expanding applications in nutraceuticals, biofuels, and personal care, ...

Just three years ago, Colorado-based inventor Jim Sears shuttered himself in his garage and began tinkering with a design to mass-produce biofuel. His reactor (plastic bags) and his feedstock (algae) ...

Some scientists regard Exxon XOM 3.59% Mobil Corp.’s long-running quest to turn algae into a transportation fuel as little more than a PR stunt. The oil giant says they are wrong. Using genetic ...

Aviation could ultimately benefit from a new round of U.S. Energy Department awards for projects to accelerate the development of sustainable algae biofuels. The projects aim to boost algae ...

Martek Biosciences, a company that has been working on growing algae for conversion into microbial oils and biofuels, has inked a $10 million deal with energy leader BP for the joint development of ...

Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S.