Sentences with phrase «for algae biofuels»

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

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.

Not exact matches

► Sixteen - year - old Sophia Sánchez - Maes won a spot at Monday's White House science fair by pioneering a new process for using algae to make biofuels.

As Boeing's Daggett says: «There are still a lot of hurdles to overcome, but 10 to 20 years is a reasonable time frame for production of biofuels from algae.»

And unlike the corn used to produce ethanol in the United States, algae do not compete with food for farmland, one of the biggest problems with current biofuels.

Algae can also be used for biomanufacturing: Microscopic algae are turned into a living machine that can be genetically programmed to produce molecules like lipids and hydrocarbons ideally suited for biofAlgae can also be used for biomanufacturing: Microscopic algae are turned into a living machine that can be genetically programmed to produce molecules like lipids and hydrocarbons ideally suited for biofalgae are turned into a living machine that can be genetically programmed to produce molecules like lipids and hydrocarbons ideally suited for biofuels.

But if oil prices rise enough for algae fuels to be cost effective, scientists hope to use what they've learned from that process to make biofuels that are both clean and profitable.

For example, scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figured out how to curb an enzyme that breaks down the lipids in algae that are crucial for making biofuFor example, scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figured out how to curb an enzyme that breaks down the lipids in algae that are crucial for making biofufor making biofuel.

The algae grow quickly, tolerate extreme weather conditions and do not pose the same issues as biofuel crops that are grown both for fuel and food.

The components of algae are suitable not only for producing biofuels but also pigments, cosmetics components or hydrogels.

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

«Such information is of great importance for the development of superior strains of algae for biofuel production,» Gonçalves said.

Washington State University graduate student Sandra Rincon helped develop a faster, more efficient technique for growing algae that can be used for biofuels.

Washington State University researchers have developed a way to grow algae more efficiently — in days instead of weeks — and make the algae more viable for several industries, including biofuels.

The review presents the current status of technology options for the potential exploitation of algae as feed stocks for the production of 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.

But rather than searching for ways to stretch the oil we still have — like a modern Hanukkah — it makes more sense to accelerate development of clean alternatives such as electric cars or biofuels from algae — and avoid dirty ones like turning coal or tar sands to liquid fuels.

«A better way to farm algae for biofuels, chemicals.»

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.

Historically, commercial companies have outspent universities and the federal government at least 10 - to - 1 in research of algae fuels, an inverse pattern compared with investment for other forms of biofuels.

Future technologies that need R&D: high - efficiency photovoltaics (say, 50 % conversion)(as well as lowering the cost of PV), energy storage systems for intermittent sources like solar and wind (hydrogen storage, other methods), advances in biofuel technology (for example, hydrogen production from algae, cellulosic ethanol, etc..)

Plant biologists have sequenced the genome of a particularly promising species of green alga, providing a blueprint for new discoveries in producing sustainable biofuels, antioxidants, and other valuable bioproducts.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a strategy for generating «plug - and - play» components for synthetic genetic networks that may someday nudge algae to create biofuels, help microbes make new materials, or even lend greater precision to beer brewing...

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

Scientists have sequenced the genome of a green alga that has drawn commercial interest as a strong producer of quality lipids for biofuel production.

The researchers targeted Chromochloris zofingiensis, a single - celled green alga that has drawn commercial interest as one of the highest producers of the best lipids for biofuel production.

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.

The algae is one that can be used for biofuel as well as being researched for health benefits.

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

Algae could be grown for the purposes of making biofuel, which would virtually eliminate competition with food.

«A 300» by 300» lightweight structure supports a series of thin glass channels housing a net - work of pipes, tubes, and algae to produce ï ¬ ltered, clean air and gases for biofuel.

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

Algae can be grown for the purposes of making biofuel.

Abundant, clean and easy to process, algae can produce energy for transportation equivalent to the energy in biofuel produced by crops that cover a land mass three times the U.S.

Boston architects Howeler + Yoon and Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab have designed a conceptual structure for Boston, where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel.

Algae is extremely attractive as a natural resource for biofuel production because of its tremendous efficiency at conversion of sunlight into a usable biofuel, up to 30 times more energy per acre than terrestrial crops.

One example would be if a coal - fired powerplant (pre-existing) was linked to a algae - biofuel plant, to produce fuel for transport.

The new method developed by the researchers is valuable both for the basic research of the photosynthesis of algae and for the research and development work of the industrial sector when producing new technologies for the large - scale production of carbon neutral biofuels.

An algae - derived substitute for gasoline is the great green hope of the nascent biofuels industry.

In 2007, Amy won the Folio Eddie for excellence in magazine editorial for her feature on algae as a feedstock for biofuel, which was published in Sustainable Industries magazine.

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

One example of synthetic biology is algae designed specifically for biofuels.

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

However Verno confirmed something which anyone even casually following aviation biofuels knows, that jatropha, camelina, algae and salicornia are being investigated for future flying use.

It seems like it's not quite what we're going to get for the first flight this month: «it will not be an algae or halophyte - derived alternative, second - generation biofuels that come from renewable and sustainable feedstocks.

We encourage Virgin to not give up on finding truly sustainable second - generation biofuels (made from algae, for example) that don't compete with food and fresh water resources.

1/2 wedge of cellulosic biofuels for long - distance transport and what little aviation remains in 2050 — using 8 % of the world's cropland [or less land if yields significantly increase or algae - to - biofuels proves commercial at large scale].

He is president and director of research and development for Valcent Products Inc., a company aiming to bring to market algae - to - biofuel technology.

Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive for second - generation biofuels (i.e., biofuel made from cellulose, algae, duckweed, or cyanobacteria) could mitigate the current elevated risk of investing in the industry that is retarding its advance, according to a new paper by a team from the International Council on Clean... Read more →

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