Canadian Biofuels Plant Gets Major Support
CANADA - The Government of Canada has announced that an innovative new technology will reduce industrial GHG emissions by converting CO2 into commercial products....

Surprising Findings on Hydrogen Production
SWEDEN - New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based...

'Pharmaceutical' Approach Boosts Algae Oil
US - Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists at the University of California, Davis, have found several compounds that can boost oil production...

Thumbs Up for 'Overlooked Microalgae'
SPAIN - A study in Spain has pinpointed dinoflagellate microalgae as an ‘easy and profitable way’ of creating biodiesel....

Agreement to Increase Global Fuel Development
GLOBAL - Australian algae biofuels company Algae Tec has signed a memorandum of understanding with engineering and construction management business WorleyParsons....

Microalgae Could be Profitable Biodiesel Source
SPAIN - Researchers at the UAB's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), have analysed the potential of different species...

UAE's Biofuel from Algae Potential Announced
UAE - The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, has presented details on the UAE's growth and export potential...

Algae-based Biofuels ‘A Hit’ with US Consumers
US - US-based renewable fuels retailer Propel Fuels and renewable bioproducts company Solazyme claim a 30-day retail pilot programme saw positive results from the general public....

‘Fat Worms’ Help Discover Better Fuel Production
US - Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves ­– a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead...

Parasite Impact on Algae Biofuel Published
US - As part of an ongoing effort to improve commercial scale algae biofuel production, a group of scientists, led by crude oil producer Sapphire Energy, Inc., announced the completion of a...

US Graduate Launches Biofuels Start-up
US - A Bozeman biofuels start-up is partnering with Montana State University in an effort to turn a fungus discovered in the highly acidic hot springs of Yellowstone National Park into sustainable...

Sea Water Could Hold Key to Fuel Demands
SCOTLAND, UK - The answer to society’s fuel demands could literally be all around us according to Aberdeen scientists – in fact it makes up two thirds of the planet’s surface. A research...

Technology to Increase Algae as Fish Food
US - OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for the oil and algae industries, has announced that its Solids Out of Solution™ (SOS) technology could help...

Algae-based Biofuels Research Receives Funding
US - The US Energy Efficiency and Renewbale Energy (EERE) department is to support research and development into algae-based biofuels....

Bioenergy Expert Appointed Fraunhofer Director
UK & GERMANY - UK-based Aston University, bioenergy expert appointed Fraunhofer director Aston University's Vice Chancellor with Professor Andreas Hornung...

Algae Tec Receives Australian Government Grant
AUSTRALIA - Australia-based renewable oil from algae company Algae Tec has received approval from its government for an A$12.15 million (€9.6 million) cash refund on Australian and overseas...

UK Government Pledges £10M Bioenergy Funding
UK - The UK has pledged up to £10 million to support a scheme that aims to develop innovative bioenergy projects, in partnership with seven other EU countries. It is hoped that the funds will...

Algae Fuels Reap Reward of Denied US tax bill
US - A bill has been passed by the US House of Representatives to stop a set automatic tax increases, which consequently benefits the internal biofuels industry....

Heir Apparent opens Pilot Plant in Qatar
QATAR - The Sahara Forest Project Pilot Facility was opened by HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani last week. The Heir Apparent also enjoyed a tour of the pilot facility, developed...

Can Algae Support Low-Cost Biofuels Production?
US - ExxonMobil and many other energy companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to develop transportation biofuels from renewable resources such as the oil or hydrocarbons produced...

Project Creates Oasis of Environmental Technologies
GLOBAL - The Sahara Forest Project is a new environmental solution to produce food, water and energy in desert areas. The first cucumbers grown in the desert using seawater and solar power were...

OriginOil Agreement Targets Canadian Oil Market
CANADA - OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for harvesting algae and cleaning up oil & gas water, has announced that its second original equipment manufacturer’s...

Qatar Biofuels Project Receives Aviation Backing
QATAR - A team of Qatar University researchers looking at ways to produce cost-effective and sustainable biofuels welcomed the president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)...

Algae Can Draw Energy from Other Plants
GERMANY - Members of Professor Dr Olaf Kruse's biological research team at Bielefeld University, have confirmed for the first time that a plant, the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, not...

Study Shows Saltwater Algae Viable for Biofuels
US - The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the US algae industry has hailed the findings of a University of California at San Diego study that concludes, for the first time,...