Biodiesel Plant Opened in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Oil Fox has opened the first algae biodiesel plant north east of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Green Star Cancels Auction
US - Green Star Products is in the final stages of negotiations to build the world's largest algae bioreactor.

New Chlorophyll Could be Source of Biofuel
AUSTRALIA - Scientists have found a new type of chlorophyll that could lead to new sources of bioenergy.

Thailand Aiming to Become Aviation Hub
THAILAND - Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department, a government unit of Thailand established to develop policies and deliberate on various energy projects, has declared that...

Production of Biodiesel Feasible Within 15 Years
NETHERLANDS - Within 10 to 15 years, it will be technically possible to produce sustainable and economically viable biodiesel from micro-algae on a large scale.

Ghana Widening Scope for Biofuel Production
GHANA - Ghana has been keen in looking at cultivating the non-food crop Jatropha to produce biofuel. A number of foreign companies have acquired very large tracts of land and are growing Jatropha...

OriginOil Announces Revenue from First Customer
US - OriginOil, recently notified MBD Energy Limited that it is ready to ship a Quantum Fracturing System, the first unit in a multi-phase commercialisation programme.

Bio Aviation Fuel to Take Off in Queensland
AUSTRALIA - Queensland Minister for Primary Industries Tim Mulherin has invited the aviation industry to contribute to the State Government’s vision of a new biofuels industry in Queensland.

ExxonMobil-Synthetic Genomics Test Algae Biofuels
US - ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics have opened a greenhouse facility for the next level of research and testing in their algae biofuels programme.

Nova Scotia Unveils Major Biofuel Research Project
CANADA - Canadians could soon see renewable fuels produced on a large scale from algae grown in Nova Scotia.

New Chief Technology Officer for OriginOil
US - Algae to biodiesel company, OriginOil, has appointed Dr Brian Goodall as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

DOE: $24 Million for Algal Biofuels Research
US - The US Department of Energy announced on 28 June the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialisation of algae-based biofuels.

Ethanol Producing Alga Units to Save Local Forests
KENYA - A firm is set to start building algae growing units to come up with raw materials for production of ethanol as clean fuel in the country.

Award for OriginOil
US - OriginOil has been selected as a winner of the Biofuels Digest "2010 Transformative Technology 30” awards.

Algae Biofuel Pilot Plant for Rhode Island
US - Rhode Island company Tomorrow BioFuels LLC plans to open a pilot biofuel production plant in Cranston.

Microbe Power for Green Hydrogen Fuel
US - Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy.

Boeing and Chinese Officials in Biofuel Initiatives
CHINA - Boeing and PetroChina, together with representatives of the Chinese energy sector and the global aviation industry, are to look at setting up a sustainable aviation biofuels industry...

Kiwi Clean Tech Company in Demand
BLENHEIM, NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced today that it will collaborate, as a co-funding partner, with the United States Gas Technology Institute (GTI)...

Breakthrough in Layered-Growth Invention
US – OriginOil has announced a breakthrough direct-solar growth design that uses growth layers to harness the sun’s energy more effectively than existing pond systems, while greatly reducing...

Pressure-Cooking Algae Into a Better Biofuel
US - Heating and squishing microalgae in a pressure-cooker can fast-forward the crude-oil-making process from millennia to minutes.

Algae to Capture Gases from Cement Plant
CANADA - Canadian company Pond Biofuels is using the gases emitted from a cement works to cultivate algae and capture CO₂.

ARIES Biodiesel System for Naval Base
US - The first ARIES biodiesel production system has been delivered to Naval Base Ventura County.

Biofuels Researcher Wins Eisenhower Fellowship
AUSTRALIA - A University of Queensland researcher has met with US political and business leaders to fast-track biofuel development after winning a top international fellowship.

Southampton Joins Global Algae Biofuels Race
UK - Researchers from the University of Southampton have been selected by the Carbon Trust to join a 'UK dream team' of top scientists to find world-beating formula for algae biofuel.

Measuring Pollutant Formation from Algae Biofuels
US - Some Colorado State University engineers are stepping back from the scramble to find renewable alternatives to oil and asking a pivotal question: Is algae as a biodiesel truly more environmental...