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3 May 2012

OriginOil, Algasol partner to grow algae

US algae-to-biofuel company OriginOil has partnered with Algasol Renewables to develop an integrated algae growth and harvesting system.

1 May 2012

Algae biofuels may be held back by ‘serious limitations’p

Producing fuel from algae is not efficient and will only be useful in applications where liquid fuel is a necessity, according to one expert.

10 April 2012

Steve Glovsky joins OriginOil’s board of directors

US-based OriginOil, which specialises in the conversion of algae to renewable crude oil, has appointed Steve Glovsky to its board of directors.

24 February 2012

Algae efforts get funding boost in North Americap

The US government has announced the launch of an additional funding pool aimed at breaking the country’s dependence on imported gasoline, with a particular focus on energy derived from algae.

23 February 2012

Aussie algae innovator releases ADRs to attract US investorsp

USmoney_170_170 An Australian algae fuels innovator has released American depository receipts (ADRs) to be traded over-the-counter (OTC) as it seeks visibility to US investors.

3 February 2012

OriginOil partners with Aquaviridis for algae production roll-out

algae_170SQ US biotech company OriginOil has signed a strategic agreement with Aquaviridis to implement an algae production roll-out at a facility in Mexicali, north-west Mexico, owned by Aquaviridis.

23 January 2012

Algae innovator on $20m fundraising drive

algae_170SQ An algae-to-oil innovator told NewNet that it will look to close $20m in equity funding over the coming days to finance its activities in China

9 January 2012

Australian biodiesel business targets $100m in private placementp

algae_170 An Australian biodiesel company is looking to raise $100m before carrying out an initial public offering.

20 September 2011

OriginOil collaborates with US DOE to create algae feedstock standard

OriginOil has announced it will begin to work with the US Department of Energy to develop standards for converting biomass, including algae, into biofuels and other products.

25 July 2011

OriginOil to move to main exchange to attract institutional investment

originoil_170_170 Algae technology developer OriginOil told NewNet the next step in the company’s global expansion requires investment from institutional investors, and this has become the key driver in its move to a senior US securities exchange.

22 June 2011

OriginOil to up-list shares to trade on a senior US securities exchange

Algae-based biotechnology developer OriginOil has announced its intention to up-list its shares to a senior US securities exchange.

17 June 2011

Dutch university aims to bring down algae fuel development timeline

A stark warning has come from a leading research university that commercial development of algae-derived bioenergy may still be 15 years away. To combat this lengthy development chain, researchers at Dutch university Wageningen have opened a new centre dedicated to the advancement of algae fuels. The Algae PARC has been established to create a link between taking the production technology from the lab to a more industrial setting.

24 May 2011

Origin Oil wins algae order from MBD Energy

Algae technology developer Origin Oil has received a firm order for its extraction technology from carbon dioxide waste management company MBD Energy.

13 April 2011

World Water Works enters into algae deal with OriginOil

Origin Oil, a US-based technology developer that aims to market algae as a viable competitor to petroleum, has signed a deal with World Water Works to distribute its dewatering and extraction systems to its global customer base.

8 April 2011

Solarvest BioEnergy makes $75,000 in share placement

Hydrogen technology developer SolarVest BioEnergy has raised $75,000 in a non-brokered private share placement, with investors buying 300,000 shares at $0.25 per share.

15 February 2011

OriginOil to launch pilot algae project in Mexico

Algal fuel developer OriginOil is to take part in a pilot-scale project funded by the Mexican government to demonstrate industrial algae production.

19 January 2011

DHV awarded three Dutch government grants for water projects

The Dutch government has awarded local engineering consultancy DHV grants for three water treatment projects in South Africa, Poland and Vietnam, under the Netherlands’ Partners for Water programme.

12 January 2011

Venture firms give €5.3m backing to microalgae business Fermentalg

French cleantech start-up Fermentalg has raised €5.3m in venture capital funding to allow the company to advance its microalgae technology, NewNet has learned.

5 January 2011

Algae biofuels edge closer to commercialisationp

With liquid fuel accounting for approximately two-thirds of global energy demand and question marks surrounding the short-term viability of many electric vehicles, biofuels look set to provide important alternatives to incumbent sources of fuel for several decades.

8 December 2010

Algal biofuel company Aquatic Energy appoints new directors

Algal biofuel company Aquatic Energy has appointed two senior energy executives, C Maury Devine and Robert Zulandi, to its board of directors.

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