Report Could Pave Way for Sustainable Biofuels
UK - With the increasing appetite for 'green' energy technologies, there are massive opportunities ahead for the UK in producing algal biofuels and other algae products.

Algae Tec Confirms New Facility Commission
AUSTRALIA - Algae into biofuels company Algae Tec has announced commissioning for a showcase biofuels facility in Nowra, Australia.

UK 'Well Positioned' to Lead Algal Sustainability
UK - Thanks to an incease in feedstock potential, the UK can be an international leader in algal sustainability according to a new report by bioeconomy consultants, the NNFCC.

OriginOil Agreement for Water Recovery Process
US - OriginOil Inc., developer of a breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based PACE...

French Say "Oui" to Algae
FRANCE - Experts anticipate that we will see major breakthroughs in the production and use of microalgae over the next decade and this is why more than $2 billion has been invested in microalgae...

NASA Develops Method To Cultivate Algae
US - NASA recently showcased the latest research and technology development a method to grow algae, clean wastewater, capture carbon dioxide and ultimately produce feedstock for refining biofuels...

Algae Harvesting Provides More than One Use
US - OriginOil, Inc., developer of breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced today that a breakthrough chemical-free process developed for algae harvesting...

Funding Hits Target for Algae Development
US - Algae-based green oil producer, Sapphire Energy, has closed its final round of Series C investment funding, raising $144 million (€108 million).

Volkswagen Partners with Biofuel Companies
US - Car manufacturer Volkswagen has partnered with biofuels companies Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate the amount of emissions produced from biodiesel in order to show the environmental bene...

Indian Companies to Build Biodiesel Plant
INDIA - World Health Energy Holdings has signed a letter of intent with Prime, an Indian industrial and transport company, to build a biodiesel production facility on a budget of $100 million...

WBM: Algae, Emerging Markets Highlight Day Three
THE NETHERLANDS - The World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition 2012 concluded yesterday with sessions dedicated to the up-and-coming algae industry, waste-to-fuel technologies, and the future...

Speakers Debate Over Food Versus Fuel at WBM
THE NETHERLANDS - Keynote speakers debated the impacts biofuels have on global land use, food price and supply, and climate change during the second day of the World Biofuels Markets Congress...

Secretary Highlights Potential of Algae in Spain
SPAIN - The Secretary General of Fisheries, Carlos Dominguez Diaz, has highlighted the huge potential of algae in the energy sector for Spain.

World Biofuels Markets: Survey Results Announced
THE NETHERLANDS - Several trends are clear in the results of the World Biofuels Markets 2012 annual survey announced today: feedstocks are shifting to non-food and waste, the commercial aviation...

Algal Biofuels From Waste Water
SPAIN - Aqualia has launched a new EU-backed algal biofuel demonstration project, ‘All-Gas’, constructing the first algal culture ponds at a waste water treatment plant in Southern Spain...

Algae Companies Increasing Production in 2012
US - A new survey of more than 380 US algae industry contacts shows algae companies to be increasing production in 2012.

US to Invest $14 Million in Algae Biofuels
US - The US Energy Department is planning to invest $14 million (€10.41 million) in the process of making transportation fuels out of algae.

Australian Govt Invests €16M in Advanced Biofuels
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government has awarded a AUS$5 million (€4 million) grant to James Cook University, funding the development of Australia's first freshwater and marine macro-algae...

France: Better Understanding of Bioenergy Production
FRANCE - The HélioBiotec platform has just been opened at the Commission for Atomic and Alternative Energies (CEA) centre in Cadarache. Researchers at the centre study and optimise the biological...

Frontline Engineering Partnership in Asia-Pacific
AUSTRALIA - OriginOil has named Melbourne-based Frontline Engineering Australia as OriginOil's first Certified Support Partner worldwide.

Aquaviridis and OriginOil form JV for Development
MEXICO - Algae producer Aquaviridis has joined forces with OriginOil to develop a new technology that extracts oil from the algae and will develop this multi-phase production at its Mexicali...

Aquaviridis and OriginOil Sign Agreement
US - Algae producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil, Inc., have announced that they have signed a commercial agreement to help develop the multi-phase algae production rollout at OriginOil's Mexicali,...

New Algae Technology Developed for Biodiesel
CANADA - Pond Biofuels is developing a new algae growth system that will use CO2 emissions from smoke stacks to grow biomass, which can then be converted into biodiesel, bioplastics or act as...

Microbubbles Provide Boost for Biofuel Production
UK - A solution to the difficult issue of harvesting algae for use as a biofuel has been developed using microbubble technology pioneered at the University of Sheffield. The technique builds...

Algae.Tec Raises AUS$5 Million
AUSTRALIA - Australian company Algae.Tec has raised AUS$5 million (€4 million) through Patersons Securities and the money will be used to fast-track the business’ commercial plans.