Bio-diesel, produced from saltwater-based algae could be cost-effective, not costlier than the petroleum variety. Aurora Biofuels, located in Alameda, California has reported their 18 month pilot ...

Like the nascent hydrogen economy, the biodiesel industry is trying to figure out the best way to move forward. Corn and soy are two of the main feedstocks right now but they're not the most ...

This article was originally published in December 2013 on the Energy Realities blog. Algae have all the right ingredients for turning carbon dioxide into biofuel, but the precise recipe still ...

BUBBLING green tubes filled with algae gobbling up carbon dioxide and producing biodiesel may sound like the perfect way to make clean fuel, but it could generate nearly four times the greenhouse ...

Researchers have developed what they have termed ‘the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel’ – a discovery they predict could one day lead to U.S ...

Algae the adaptor A new species of algae, Chlamydomonas pacifica, has shown the potential to be a biodiesel, according to a study published in the journal bioRxrv.

Read all about Kevin Clemens on growing algae, developing the commercial systems, and figuring out the best methods of extraction to produce biodiesel - European Car Magazine ...

Diesel Power Magazine explains the history and the process of biodisel, a fuel we can love even more when it can be made with algae.

PetroAlgae, Bionavitas, and others bet that algae will replace soy as a feedstock for biodiesel. The question is which, out of many companies, will develop a cost-effective technology first.

News Energy Environment Biofuel from Algae? Not So Fast New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives from phytoplankton.

Biodiesel from algae High oil prices and advances in biotech over the past decade have refueled the algae biofuel race.

Biodiesel, algae and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Tad Patzek, scourge of the biofuel universe, takes a poke at algae dreamers.