Science Daily provides a major update on the biofuels capabilities of cyanobacteria, and their superior photosynthesis capabilites that can convert up to 10 percent of the sun’s energy into biomass, compared to the one percent recorded by conventional energy crops such as corn or sugarcane, or the five percent achieved by algae.
An article from a workshop sponsored by the European Science Foundation warns that, should humankind be unable to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, the planet’s atmosphere would likely return to the carbon-dioxide greenhouse environment that existed 3.7 billion years ago when cyanobacteria first evolved and sequestered the carbon in biomass.
The article details exploration both of genetically engineering plants and cyanobacteria to produce liquid fuels, the other in building artificial photosynthetic systems made with industrial components.
In California, Green Star Products (GPSI) is expected to announce today that it will license technology from Biotech Research for a new, low-cost method for extracting algae oil and cellulose sugar fr...
The National Algae Association announced the opening of its new headquarters serving all areas of the algae industry.
The association provides an open exchange forum for the publishing of technical p...
In Connecticut, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology has made a $135,276 grant to researchers from the University of New Haven to analyze algae species along Long Island Sound to determine t...
A research team from Arizona State University has received $3 million from Heliae Development and Strategic Research Group, for a process that creates a kerosene-like aviation fuel from algae. The gro...
From Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs: The Spring 2008 edition of the "Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index" from Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs shows that 60 percent of Americans say reducing ...
In Texas, the National Algae Association will hold a July 17th forum for networking, research and to present business plans. Algae oil production companies, algae researchers and algaeprenuers will pr...
Science Daily provides a major update on the biofuels capabilities of cyanobacteria, and their superior photosynthesis capabilites that can convert up to 10 percent of the sun’s energy into biomass, compared to the one percent recorded by conventional energy crops such as corn or sugarcane, or the five percent achieved by algae.
