Posts Tagged ‘algae’

20 April 2009

OriginOil to commercialise algae-from-oil technology

US-based OriginOil has unveiled a single-step process to extract oil from algae.

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14 April 2009

US renewable energy producer Kent BioEnergy Corporation forms strategic advisory board

Kent BioEnergy Corporation, a US producer of renewable energy based on microalgae, has formed its strategic advisory board.

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26 March 2009

Algae biofuel company OriginOil appoints Adam Meislik to board of directors

OriginOil, Inc., a US developer of a technology to transform algae to oil, has appointed Adam Meislik to the company's board of directors.

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18 March 2009

Report reveals the crippling problems facing the algae industryp

As headlines turn to the need to foster emerging algae technologies in a bid to stave off dependency on foreign oil to advance national security and create an environmentally-friendly alternative to fossil fuels, Dr Mark Edwards says various issues within the algae industry need to be confronted before the industry can move forward.

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16 March 2009

Algae-based biofuel company SCIPIO receives investment capital

Algae-based biofuel company SCIPIO Biofuels, Inc. has received an undisclosed amount of investment capital through Peter Girgis's private purchase of stock.

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5 March 2009

US algae-based biofuel company Aurora Biofuels announces management changes

US algae-based biofuel company Aurora Biofuels, Inc. has unveiled a new management structure and has announced an addition to their scientific advisory board, with Dr Mario Tredici, a professor of microbiology at the University of Florence joining a four-member advisory team.The company has also named fuel industry veteran Robert Walsh its new CEO.

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25 February 2009

Bionavitas launches new algae technology in the US

Bionavitas has launched its Light Immersion Technology designed to increase algae yields and reducing the cost to make algae-based biofuels competitive with petroleum products.

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25 February 2009

US renewable fuel technology company Bionavitas launches new algae technology in the US

US renewable fuel technology company Bionavitas has launched new technology designed to increase algae yields and reducing the cost to make algae-based biofuels competitive with petroleum products.

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23 February 2009

Kent BioEnergy Corporation appoints Barry Toyonaga as chief business officer

Microalgae producer Kent BioEnergy Corporation has appointed Barry Toyonaga as chief business officer. He will be responsible for the company's biofuel and renewable technology assets.

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17 February 2009

OriginOil signs agreement with Idaho National Laboratory on algae development

Algae company OriginOil has signed an agreement with the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory.

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21 January 2009

PetroSun Biofuels leases 744 acres for algae-to-biofuel operations

Energy company PetroSun's wholly owned subsidiary PetroSun Biofuels, has executed the initial lease in the Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture Lease Program.

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13 January 2009

OriginOil moves forward with two new additions

OriginOil, a developer of algae technology, has appointed Heather Heath as biochemist and Adam Liegner as research engineer.

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6 January 2009

Primafuel launches international Algae Biorefinery Program

US company Primafuel has launched its international Algae Biorefinery Program in Israel. By combining algae production with downstream biorefinery systems, the company hopes to commercialise algae technologies, according to a statement.

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2 January 2009

US biofuels developer PetroAlgae raises $10m in common stock offering

US biofuels developer PetroAlgae Inc. has closed a $10m capital raise through the sale of approximately 3.2 million of newly-issued shares of common stock to two existing investors.

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23 December 2008

DOE ploughs $200m into biorefineries

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will plough $200m into pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries over the next six years.

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17 December 2008

Algae-based technologies set to grow, report

Algae-based technologies could play a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants and other carbon intensive industrial processes, according a new report labeled ‘Developing Biofuel from Algae' by Research and Markets.

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16 December 2008

Japan Airlines to test biofuel flight in January

Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to be the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a biofuel made from the crop, camelina, scheduled to take place on January 30, 2009 out of Haneda Airport, Tokyo.

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11 December 2008

PetroSun Biofuels Marketing expands fuel products

PetroSun Biofuels Marketing, the wholly owned subsidiary of PetroSun, has developed its fuel products line through an agreement with Intelaform of Maryland, US.

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10 December 2008

NewNet Investor Profile, Salvador Escobedo, Ecos Sustainable Equity Fundp

Salvador Escobedo discusses investing in Latin American cleantech, the debate surrounding biofuels and the need for forward-thinking policy. ‘There needs to be a perception shift to realise that clean technologies are available and that they are fully proven to work on a commercial scale. This is beginning to happen slowly, but stronger government commitments are necessary.’

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18 November 2008

Green Plains forms US algae joint venture

US ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy has formed a joint venture to commercialise algae production as part of its efforts to promote next generation biofuels. BioProcess Algae is a joint venture between affiliates of Green Plains, environmental products company CLARCOR, science and engineering business BioProcessH20 and renewable energy development company NTR.

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