Bio or bust? The economic and ecological cost of biofuels. EMBO reports 9, 130-133 (2008) doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.2008.6. Ryan, C. "Cultivating Clean Energy. The Promise of Algae Biofuels." ...

"Algae are simple aquatic organisms that contain proteins, oils and carbohydrates, which when properly cultivated, can be used to make a variety of products, including renewable biofuels ...

One of the more promising sources of biofuels in recent years has been algae. While there are a number of small scale tests along with some larger scale commercialization projects, the UK's Carbon ...

A year later, after wading through the claims and gathering opinions from a network of more than 300 experts, the agency announced on October 23 the creation of the Algae Biofuel Challenge ...

Phoenix based PetroSun has decided to build a new commercial scale algae biodiesel production facility in Alabama. After evaluating a number of locations, Alabama probably offered up the most cash ...

have been published in Nature’s online journal Scientific Reports and are likely to help bring forward research into algae as a source of biodiesel and other bio-fuels by a number of years.

Algal biofuels, derived from the biomass of algae, are gaining traction due to their high yield, low environmental impact, and potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions compared to ...