Algae-based biofuels and products have been a dream for researchers and companies for several years, including for teams at ASU and the University of Arizona. In 2007, the Energy Independence and ...

“Boeing recognizes that algae biomass holds tremendous potential for use as jet fuel, and it fits into our plan to guide aviation toward commercially viable and sustainable fuel sources - fuels with ...

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Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that ...

Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent. There's no doubt that algae-based fuel is tantalizing -- unlike crops, trees, the sun and wind, algae starts ...

Daniel Kammen: From our analysis, probably the most interesting feature about algae is that it’s a wildcard. Algae might be a big player, but right now, it’ll take some breakthroughs for us to see ...

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to produce ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Harvesting biofuel from algae is effective, but not yet practical. A University at Buffalo-led research project – funded by a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant – is tackling ...

Interim CEO Bob Metcalfe to step aside as GreenFuel Technologies names a permanent CEO one year after a company shake-up. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

An algae harvesting system at Lake Bonnet in Lakeland is turning algae into sustainable energy. Experts say algae is essential to providing nutrients and oxygen, but too much algae can be harmful.

As the number of electronic devices grows, we’re going to have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have now demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to ...

(Editor’s note: When entrepreneur Rich Hilt told VentureBeat that his Menlo Park, Calif. company, LiveFuels, is developing algae as an alternative fuel, we asked him to explain. Here’s his piece.) ...