Sentences with phrase «algae biofuels based»

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?

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Interest in algae - based biofuels has blossomed in the past year, sparking major investments from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Dow Chemical Co., and it has gained steam on Capitol Hill, as well.

Advances in algae - based biofuel technology may restore some of their optimism

Dear EarthTalk: How far along are we at developing algae - based and other higher yield sources of biofuels?

The aviation industry in particular is interested in the potential of algae - based biofuels.

This signaling pathway could be used to optimize the photosynthetic efficiency of plants subject to water and nutrient deficiencies, with potential applications in agriculture and reactor - based crop development for green chemistry and algae - based biofuel solutions.

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.

After constructing the first synthetic bacterial cell and the first minimal bacterial cell, JCVI scientists are using the groundbreaking techniques used in these milestones to construct synthetic flu vaccines, develop unique new sources of insulin, and more efficient means to produce algae - based biofuels.

April 13, 2018 - The algae based biofuel has all the abilities to satisfy the ever - increasing demand for oil and gas.

ExxonMobil is teaming up with the biotech research company run by genomics pioneer Craig Venter to produce algae - based biofuels.

The students, representing 45 different science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions and organizations, exhibited their creations, including state - of - the - art cancer - detection methods, an inexpensive prosthetic arm made almost entirely from a 3 - D printer, algae - based biofuels, and an innovative design for urban water management.

Peter Fend, Olya: An Algae / Plastic Harvesting and Biofuel Production Submarine based on a Russian Nuclear - Missile Submarine Design, 2015.

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

photo: Nick Holland via flick Aviation Biofuel Japan Airlines Finds Biofuels More Efficient Than PetroFuel in Test Flight Aviation Biofuels Could Be Commercially Used in 3 Years: Boeing New Algae - Based Aviation Fuel Passes Key ASTM Tests for Jet Fuel

CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors were making huge claims about the promise of algae - based biofuels; the U.S. Department of Energy was also making big bets through its bioenergy technologies office; industry advocates claimed that commercial algae fuels were within near - term reach.

Research into algae - based biofuel continues, but some researchers now believe that completing replacing fossil based fuels any time soon in out of the question.

Aviation Biofuel Confirmed: Biofuels Better Than Fossil Fuels in Jet Engines - Scaling Them Up is the Major Problem New Algae - Based Aviation Fuel Passes Key ASTM Tests for Jet Fuel KLM Schedules First Biofuel Test Flight with Passengers

algae - based biofuel — how's that working?

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.

A couple of new papers have now been published on the energy return on investment (EROI) of algae - based bioenergy when coupled to a wastewater treatment plant (Energy Return on Investment for Algal Biofuel Production Coupled with Wastewater Treatment: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wef/wer/2012/00000084/00000009/art00002).