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This blog tracks the development of Valcent Inc's efforts to mass produce biofuel developed from growing algae veritically in this plastic bags in desert settings. Whereas Corn/Soybeans can produce a few hundred gallons of biofuel per acre, algae can pr
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Fields of Fuel Interview and Solazyme segment
Here's an interview on the Matter Network of the makers of the film Fields of Fuel. Directory Josh Tickell and produce Greg Reitman are interviewed. I haven't seen the film but apparently there is a piece on algae as a producer of biodiesel. Here...
Algae Business and Overview
Erica Gies gives us this respectable article covering the interest and industry propping up around the production of biodiesel from algae. ...
Algae to Biodiesel News Roundup
There's been alot of activity and news surrounding the idea of growing algae and turning it into biodiesel. First, an Israeli firm Seambiotic Ltd is partnering with Seattle-based Inventure Chemical to build a pilot plant in Israel. Hhhhmm, I'll spa...
Green Crude Production
Sapphire Energy announced that they had successfully produced 91 octane gasoline with ATSM certification following a process that began with algae as it's underlying source material. This is an amazing development for those who are tracking the devel...
National Algae Association
The National Algae Association is a non-profit organization comprised of algae researchers, algae production companies and the investment community who share the goal of commercializing algae oil as an alternative feedstock for the biofuels markets. ...
Wow! Tiny Washingtonpost Article
Came across this article in the Washington Post today about a Mexican company called Biofields that owns a license to make ethanol from algae. It plans to invest a whopping $850Million to build a plant in the Mexican desert. It will be able to produc...
Smart Company Mention
An Australian online magazine has a mention of Valcent's Vertigro technology highlighting that "algae has great potential as eco-energy becauseit grows rapidly and up to 50% of its weight is lipid oil that can beused as a biofuel." ...
