In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and development (R&D) challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to biofuels […]
In Washington DC, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and development challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other […]
In France, Premium Beauty News reported that Somater has joined forces with French start-up Eranova to create a 100% bio-based line of packaging solutions. The report noted that this news partnership aims to provide a sustainable alternative to fossil-based polymers Somater’s new range of biosourced solutions is based on the ALGX material developed by Eranova […]
In Delaware, a startup called Algae Cooking Club is set to launch sustainable algae-based cooking oil in the US by the end of February. It will also be used at Eleven Madison Park, a buzzy, Michelin-star rated restaurant in Manhattan, after successful trials. Algae Cooking Club CEO and founder Kasra Saidi told Fast Company that […]
In Germany, Vyld, a producer of biobased absorbent products, has raised a “seven-figure sum” to launch Kelpon, the world’s first tampon made from seaweed, and proceed with the pilot phase of Vyndel, a compostable diaper with an algae core and no plastic or superabsorbents. Last fall, the company completed a successful trial for Kelpon with […]
In Washington state, a study from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory details uptake of organic matter from algae and remineralization by 15 bacterial co-cultures and subsequent incorporation of the resulting nutrients by the algae Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a diatom. The work is published in the journal Nature Communications. Although algae are an essential part of primary […]
In North Dakota, Biodiesel Magazine reported that the USDA recently awarded two Delaware State University researchers a three-year just under $300,000 grant for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes. The research is being led by Ali Parsaeimehr, Principal Investigator (PI) and DSU Postdoctoral Researcher, and Gulnihal […]
In North Dakota, Biomass Magazine reported that a research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a team of scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Gross-Wen Technologies, and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago examined the unique properties of phosphorus uptake in the algal strains living in […]
In Delaware, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded two DSU researchers a three-year just under $300,000 grant for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes. The technical title of the project is “A Multiple-Stage Cost Effective Smart Farming of Engineered Microalgae for Simultaneous Production of High-Value Molecules […]
In Singapore, Algenesis Corporation has raised $5M in a funding round led by First Bight Ventures, with Circulate Capital and others. A pioneer in developing bio-based plastics that are competitive with petroleum-based in both cost and functionality, Algenesis’ patented Soleic technology is the world’s first renewable, high-performance, fully biodegradable and backyard compostable bioPolyurethane (bioPU) made from […]
