Sentences with phrase «algae biofuels»

Even after decades and millions of dollars in public and private of investment, production of algae biofuels has failed to become commercially viable.

The hype and investment around algae biofuels has not resulted in commercially viable biofuels.

This report examines the environmental, regulatory and economic questions about proposals for genetically engineered algae biofuels.

It also examines the investment hype around algae biofuels, in spite of commercial viability, environmental risks, and a lack of oversight.

Just as in algae biofuel production on land, the floating OMEGA bags use water, solar energy and carbon dioxide — which in this case is absorbed through the plastic membrane — to produce sugar that algae metabolize into lipids.

Calling themselves a «victim of the economy,» algae biofuel company GreenFuel Technologies is shutting down, Greentech Media reports: TreeHugger had of GreenFuel

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Only yesterday we reported on a company promoting algae biofuels technology to KLM airlines and major cruiseships, although it has to be said that some of our commenters were a little sceptical.

In fact, Trent said, the technology is nearly cost - competitive with land - based production methods for algae biofuels that require vast industrial - scale, open - air pond farms or in closed bioreactors.

According to a new report from the Department of Energy, while algae biofuels do hold much promise it's going to be a number of years before wide - scale commercial deployment.

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Only yesterday we reported on a company promoting algae biofuels technology to KLM airlines and major cruiseships, although it has to be said that some of our

Importantly, the bill also explicitly makes eligible non-EOR CO2 utilization activities (known more broadly as Carbon Capture and Utilization, or CCU), such as conversion of CO2 to synthetic fuels or use of CO2 in algae biofuel production operations.

Water is a major concern, as is the use of nitrogen fertilizers to stimulate growth of cyanobacteria and microalgae — two microorganisms typically lumped together as algae biofuels.

And Synthetic Genomics, the company he founded in 2005, aims to create fuel - producing microbes, including algae biofuels in a $ 300 million agreement with ExxonMobil.

Ramping algae biofuels up to commercial - scale production will also be a challenge: Going from 0 to 60 million acres will require considerable research, development, and investment.

If 60 million acres of land, approximately the area of Oregon, were given over to algae cultivation, «we could reasonably produce 300 billion gallons of algae biofuels per year.»

Next Steps Algae biofuels should benefit from recent changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, a set of regulations that require gasoline in the United States be blended with a certain amount of renewable fuel.

But in July, ExxonMobil teamed up with biologist Craig Venter's Synthetic Genomics to take algae biofuel to the marketplace.

The National Academy of Sciences» report on the sustainability of algae biofuels highlights concerns that have already been resolved, industry heads said yesterday.

Overall, algae biofuel yields a low energy output for all of the energy needed to produce it.

NAS found algae biofuels would need up to 15 million metric tons of nitrogen and up to 2 million metric tons of phosphorus, unless the elements are recycled or included in byproducts.

Today Pollack published an overview on algal biofuels that features two San Diego algae biofuels startups — Synthetic Genomics and Sapphire Energy — and mentions the concerns raised in some quarters about growing genetically engineered algae in open ponds.

The company predicts they'll be able to produce 10,000 barrels of sustainable, renewable algae biofuel a day in the next seven years.

If it sometimes seems that second generation biofuels, and especially algae biofuels, also seem to be commercially just over the horizon, after just one more demonstration or pilot plant is completed, you're not mistaken.

If we would remove ourselves from this war, we could take half of what we spend in one week, 6 million dollars, and put it towards solar research and algae biofuel advancement.

The question remains: Is Big Oil's investment in algae biofuels based on confidence in a credible alternative to fossil fuels, or is it nothing more than a public relations stunt?

«ShareAlgae being cultivated in a small - scale micropond at Sapphire Energy headquarters in La Jolla, California In California, a new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost - competitive algae biofuel production will require much more longterm research, development and demonstration.»

In about a year Cape Cod will have its first algae biofuel facility.

photo: jurveston via flickr Algae biofuels are probably the most touted future hope to replace large amounts of petroleum - based liquid fuels with a renewable source.

The research could lead to the technical ability to make 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel a day by 2025, the companies...

Venture capital for algae biofuels, smart grid start - ups and thin film firms is leading the way to record investments in green technology.

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The Energy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to market.

«We've only begun to tap the science of algae biofuel,» Weeks says.

In this sardonic and vivid exercise in futurology, Laughlin explores a world in which nuclear power, algae biofuels, and gas made from animal waste help keep civilization running.

To produce 1 liter of algae biofuel, manufacturers must use 3.15 to 3,650 liters of water — or up to 123 billion liters for 39 billion liters of algal fuel.

Last month, Sapphire Energy, an algae biofuel company that participated in the Continental test flight, said it would be producing 1 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel a year by 2011 (Greenwire, April 28).

Here's another algae biofuel company to watch: Solix Biofuels, based in Fort Collins, Colorado has announced that it has raised $ 10.5 million in a first round of funding, and has reached an agreement with investors for a

If you want to delve into how the DoE thinks we can get to commercialization of algae biofuels, check out the National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap [PDF], but here's the gist of it, from the New York Times:

OriginOil is seen as a leader in the algae biofuel industry, and had success last year in an algae pilot project with MBD Energy of Australia.

Please come and check out what Valcent is doing with regards to their algae biofuel technology.

I will be doing more on the algae biofuel in the future.

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