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 Games Share a News Tip.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Algae has big potential for biofuels, feedstock, and other carbon-cutting products, and the US Department of Energy agrees. But cultivating and harvesting it is still too expensive.

The algae biofuel industry has seen some ups and downs in 2023, with one major corporate player pulling out of the race to make a viable sustainable product, even as several U.S. Department of ...

Biomass to Biofuel: Byron Donalds, Brian Mast direct Corps to skim algae in Caloosahatchee, St. Lucie, Lake O to make 'biocrude' Naples Daily News Turn them into biofuel, says Byron Donalds ...

In its 12 years in the space, Exxon invested $350 million in algae biofuels, according to spokesperson Casey Norton. (Norton says that’s more than double what the company spent on touting this ...