Sentences with phrase «algal biofuels»

To this end, it offers a comprehensive overview of recent advances on promising algal biofuels production pathways, in terms of technological development, opportunities and limitations.

JRC scientists analysed the main assumptions, modelling approaches and results of the life cycle assessment (LCA) of algal biofuels pathways currently available.

NAS released a comprehensive report yesterday, identifying potential issues of sustainability in the burgeoning algal biofuels industry.

Image courtesy of BBC Green Sustainable Fish Served on Dutch KLM Airline The Dutch airline KLM has invested in algal biofuel development, looks forward to participating in a European carbon bank program, and claims to fly 25 percent more efficiently

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 first is being undertaken by an Australian company called Muradel which has built a US$ 3.3 million pilot plant in Karratha to develop algal biofuels using the intense northwest Australian sunlight.

In order to advance the production of algal biofuels into a large - scale, competitive scenario, it is fundamental that the biological processes in these organisms are well understood.»

Algal biofuels remain a distant prospect, but oil from algae might prove to be a more sustainable food

Sweeney and colleagues hope to artificially mimic the arrangement for growing algal biofuels.

UT Austin researchers Thomas Murphy (left) and Dr. Halil Berberoglu (right) have developed a novel approach to cultivating algal biofuels by designing synthetic trees.

This is quite different from the usual algal biofuel processes that use

Another example of innovative biomass research in Queensland is in algal biofuels.

He anticipates commercialization of algal biofuels in 2011 — 2012 and predicted that «by 2020, algae will become a mainstream commodity for biocrude, ethanol, and renewable diesel fuels.»

But for algal biofuels to compete with petroleum, farming algae has to become less expensive.

Additionally, the techno - economic challenges and environmental impacts of algae - to - fuel strategies need to be properly assessed (comprehensive impact assessments are lacking) before implementing systems integration strategies leading to the deployment of the algal biofuels industry.

A comparison of the performance associated to the algal biofuels pathways with that found for conventional fossil fuels is also reported.

Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are still in developing stages and key resources for algal growth are still too onerous for economically viable production of algal biofuels, according to a JRC literature review.

Production of algal biofuels is a hot topic for research, industry and policy makers.

There is not a single similar institution in the U.S. — oh, you might point to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, managed jointly by Bechtel and Battelle (oil pipelines and «clean coal» - FutureGen projects), but they get their funding slashed every year, more or less — and they cancelled their most promising biofuel program, algal biofuel, back in 1997 — good luck with that.

ExxonMobil's attempted venture into the use of algal biofuels would allow the company — if successful — to continue to use much of its existing infrastructure.

Algal biofuels, such as Sapphire Energy's much talked about green crude, are still years away from making a significant contribution to the market.