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(Vanderbilt University School of Engineering) A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse the metabolism of a blue-green algae that holds great promise
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July 22, 2021
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(Algae Biomass Organization) … Algae, encompassing photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic aquatic organisms including microalgae and seaweeds (macroalgae), create a highly versatile and tunable platform for the development of fuels and products.
April 1, 2021
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(Algae Biomass Organization) … Our collective effort has resulted in record-breaking policy support, including: $70 million for algae industry research, development, and demonstration in 2020 Congressional appropriations for DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office,
January 4, 2021
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Mark P. Allen, Vice President of Integrated Carbon Solutions at Accelergy, shared this illuminating slide guide on how Accelergy’s TerraSync is cost competitive, has
October 30, 2020
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Madonna’s lyrics “Cause we are living in a material world, And I am a material girl” come to mind when looking at the hottest innovations
October 22, 2020
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by Hannah C. (The Science Times) … Furthermore, the costs of culturing, collecting, and extracting algae can be countered by a safer way of milking the algae. Alice Uchida and Masaki
July 15, 2020
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(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/Phys.Org) Cyanobacteria hardly need any nutrients and use the energy of sunlight. Bathers are familiar with these microorganisms—often incorrectly called “blue-green algae”—as they often occur in waters.
July 3, 2020
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(St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University) Researchers from St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI” have developed a model of biofuel cell for electricity generation using cyanobacteria. — Nowadays, the engineering of environmentally friendly
June 4, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We formed HelioBioSys to reduce the carbon footprint of fuels and other biomaterials. We initially targeted ethanol production via a genetically modified cyanobacterium but realized this
May 8, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wild type algal strains don’t have the productivity and robust growth characteristics needed to push algae forward as a biofuel feedstock, but researchers are working
March 3, 2020
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(Ruhr University Bochum (Google Translation)) A research team was able to reveal the secret of the bacteria. In the future it will be possible to look at them. — With the help
February 10, 2020
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’sBioenergy Technology Incubator 2 project is looking at how to directly produce ‘drop in’ ready biofuel (ethyl or methyl
February 4, 2020
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by Viji Sitther, Behnam Tabatabai, Somayeh Gharaie Fathabad (Union of Concerned Scientists/Morgan State University) … We are excited to announce that the Sitther Biofuel Research Group at Morgan State University has
October 18, 2019
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(Morgan State University) Funding Will Enhance Biofuel Production in Cyanobacteria Using Nanoparticles, While Preparing the Next Generation of Minority Biotechnologists — Morgan State University’s School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
October 10, 2019
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)Advanced Algal Systems. Maybe you’ve heard of it but did you know that technologies are being developed as part of a DOE program to enable production
September 20, 2019
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(Uppsala University/Science Codex) Soon we will be able to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at Uppsala University have successfully produced
August 1, 2019
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(Yle Uutiset News) Someday, the process could help reduce or eliminate the reliance on fossil fuels, according to the researcher. — One day, it may be possible to fuel vehicles with biodiesel
June 12, 2019
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(Michigan State University) … Daniel Ducat, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received $1,033,970 from NSF’s Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology to investigate the fundamental interactions that
May 28, 2019
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by David Wagman (Engineering 360) … However, growing cyanobacteria at an industrial scale requires a lot of water and nutrients. The Idaho researchers decided to grow cyanobacteria at a wastewater treatment
May 10, 2019
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(Science Daily) Researchers successfully developed a biocontainment strategy for GMOs. Their new method prevents genetically modified microalgae from surviving outside of their test environment, enabling ways to more safely research the
December 3, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Algenol is a global, industrial biotechnology company that is commercializing its patented algae technology platform for production of ethanol and other biofuels, chemicals and biobased materials.
November 26, 2018
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by Jenna Bloxom* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The kickoff of the 2018 Algae Biomass Summit in The Woodlands, TX, was awash with the same professional ambition, intellectual zeal, and indomitable sense
November 17, 2018
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(Arizona State University/Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy has announced 36 projects that together have been awarded $80 million to support early-stage bioenergy research and development. Two Arizona State University
November 12, 2018
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(Algae Biomass Organization) A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine makes the case for robust, coordinated research and development programs that can accelerate the development of technologies that
October 31, 2018
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(Algae Industry Magazine) Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered tiny carbon-capturing engines from blue-green algae into plants, in an innovation that can help boost the yields of important
October 20, 2018
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(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 36 projects totaling $80 million to support early-stage bioenergy research and development (R&D). This R&D will enable
September 4, 2018
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by Bethany Jensen (Ignite Utah State University) With the increase of global climate change effects, many local bodies of fresh water are experiencing dangerous toxic algae blooms. These are detrimental to
July 23, 2018
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(Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using neutrons to understand why certain hydrocarbons produced by blue-green algae are important to their biology, so new strains
July 10, 2018
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(Algae Industry Magazine) Hayley Dunning writes from the Imperial College of London that a new discovery has changed our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the
June 21, 2018
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(U.S. Department of Energy) 31 Projects Will Help Advance Fundamental Science for Bioenergy — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research
June 20, 2018
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by Joey Aguilar (Gulf Times) The Sustainable Development Centre (SDC) at Qatar University’s College of Arts and Sciences (QU-CAS) is now developing the techniques to produce bio-crude oil through its Qatar
April 13, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Algenol is a global, industrial biotechnology company that is commercializing its patented algae technology platform for production of ethanol and other biofuels, chemicals and biobased materials.
March 13, 2018
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DSM and Evonik have given a name to their joint venture to produce omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition
by Anne Ju (Cornell Chronicle) A Cornell research team has received a $910,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to work toward revolutionizing how biofuels are produced from algae. David
December 5, 2017
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by Mark R. Edwards (Algae Industry Magazine) he new report, Industrial Algae Measurements 8.0, was released by the ABO Technical Standards Committee at the 11th Algae Biomass Summit (ABS) in Salt Lake
November 20, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Catalytic reaction rates, microcrystalline cellulose, cyanobacteria working in teams, vertical farming, vegan products & markets. The 5 top disruptive techs we’ve seen in recent weeks are
(The Hindu) Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) on Saturday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Algoma Algal Biotechnology (AABT), a limited liability company (LLC) started through the research work at University
November 1, 2017
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(Fox47News/MSU Today) Michigan State University scientists are proposing a new way to economically produce biodegradable plastics with sunlight and help from an ancient microorganism. The team, led by Taylor Weiss, a
November 1, 2017
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by Igor Houwat, Taylor Weiss (Michigan State University) … “But this pair has complementary strengths: the cyanos are constantly producing sugar, and the bacteria are constantly beefing up on it, which
October 25, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) While we’ve been busy fleeing Hurricane Irma, it’s been a busy week for the techies running the Digest’s Very Large Gossip Array — the airwaves
by Jules Bernstein (Sandia National Laboratory) … A Bay Area company has patented a group of three single-celled, algae-like organisms that, when grown together, can produce high quantities of sugar just
August 22, 2017
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One of the more striking outcomes from the DOE Bioeconomy 2017 conference in Washington DC was confirmation of the demise of Joule Unlimited. “We had
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Arizona State’s Wim Vermaas gave this illuminating overview of Direct Photosynthetic Production of Biodiesel by Decoupled Cyanobacteria at the 2017 DOE Project Peer Review sessions.
June 21, 2017
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(Phys.Org) Cyanobacteria have attracted significant attention as potential biocatalysts for production of clean energy and green chemicals from sunlight and atmospheric CO2. A recent study investigated effects of altering large
April 25, 2017
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edited by John Love and John A. Bryant (Wiley-Blackwell) With increased public and scientific attention driven by factors such as oil price spikes, the need for increased energy security, and
April 3, 2017
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(Algae Industry Magazine) On May 9 Yumiko Sakuragi from the Copenhagen Plant Science Centre will participate in the Danish IP fair in Industriens Hus, Copenhagen. Dr. Sakuragi will present her
March 8, 2017
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by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) New research at Michigan State University has the potential to create a biofuel source produced by algae. Plant researcher Danny Ducat tells Brownfield certain
January 2, 2017
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(Michigan State University) Michigan State University scientists have engineered “molecular Velcro” into cyanobacteria, boosting this microalgae’s biofuel viability as well as its potential for other research. The findings, featured in
December 22, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the Sun, expected to eclipse the scale, productivity and cost efficiency of any known alternative
October 24, 2016
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by Terry Mazanec (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) … So the process removes and processes about 25 tonnes of earth to obtain each gram of Pt, valued at about $35. It is a
October 20, 2016
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(Algae Biomass Organization) An updated map published online by the Algae Biomass Organization shows algae production facilities and research projects by ABO members around the world, illustrating the leaders of
(Algae Industry Magazine/Water Research Foundation) Water Research Foundation prepared this video for those wanting to know more about the science behind cyanobacteria, and get a utility perspective on the latest in
September 18, 2016
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by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers program awarded $8 million worth of research vouchers to 43 small businesses, of which five were
(Biofuels International) Scientists from the US-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered why the cyanobacteria called Synechococcus 7002 can produce high concentrations of biofuels. … “These organisms are the
August 4, 2016
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by Steve Brachmann (IP Watchdog) … Last March, researchers from Western Michigan University (WMU) made a presentation at that year’s national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) on how
August 1, 2016
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by Ian Graber-Stiehl (Pacific Standard) Why water is the future of biofuel. — … Algae biofuel frontrunner Algenol, for example, converts plentiful saltwater into biofuel with yields nearly 17 times higher
July 19, 2016
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(Biofuels International) … The three projects selected, located in California and Florida, will include multi-disciplinary partners to coordinate improvements from algal strain advancements through pre-processing technologies (harvesting, dewatering, and downstream processing)
July 17, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … But the RE in algae these days has been, more or less, REposition. Possibly REthink.
July 1, 2016
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by Erin Guiltenane (University of Calcary UT Today) Christine Sharp and Marc Strous’ Solar Biocells uses microorganisms in capture and
June 24, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Through The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes landmark green chemistry technologies developed
June 24, 2016
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(Algae Industry Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $10 million in funding for six projects representing innovative
May 17, 2016
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(U.S. Department of Energy) The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has
May 12, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Yesterday, we held a well-attended webinar on “Drop-In Fuels” Here below is the first slide
March 31, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One of these days your personal transportation system might look like this. A solar or
March 23, 2016
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(U.S. Department of Energy) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) updated its annual survey of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable
March 18, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Take it to the Extreme, with these microscopic wonders that are changing the way we pursue
(Joule/BusinessWire) Major milestones include acquisition of Red Rock Biofuels, expanded partner relationships, continued strong technology development backed by strong financing partners
January 22, 2016
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the Sun, expected to eclipse
January 19, 2016
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by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For eight years, Joule has been working under the radar to develop and commercialize
January 18, 2016
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(Algae Industry Magazine) Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, have an ingenious system to prepare themselves for the coming daylight
December 21, 2015
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A Metabolic Pathway in Cyanobacteria Could Yield Better Biofuels and Bioproducts from Photosynthesis
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Scientists from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered that a metabolic pathway
December 14, 2015
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(U.S. Department of Energy) Two projects funded by the Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) have received awards at this year’s 2015
December 3, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sapphire’s Jamie Levine, Matrix Genetics’ Margaret McCormick, Algal Scientific’s Geoff Horst, Heliae’s Len Smith and
October 2, 2015
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(Phys.org/Michigan State University) Researchers at Michigan State University have built a molecular Swiss Army knife that streamlines the molecular machinery
September 22, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green
September 10, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 1. Who are Joule? Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the
September 8, 2015
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(US Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
September 4, 2015
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(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) Five IITs have come together to set up a virtual centre spread across their campuses
September 4, 2015
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(Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish a notice in the August 25,
August 24, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 1. Who are Joule? Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the
August 24, 2015
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by Niina Heikkinen (E&E Climate Wire) … But ethylene’s ubiquity as a building block in plastics and chemicals masks an underlying
August 18, 2015
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(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Phys.Org) Here’s the future of ethylene production as Dr. Jianping Yu sees it. “We envision some farms
August 5, 2015
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by Lynn Yarris (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Berkeley Lab Study Shows Orange Carotenoid Protein Shifts More Than Just Color for
August 3, 2015
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by M Najmuz Zafar (Muscat Daily) A group of scientists and academics are undertaking a research on producing biofuel from
July 28, 2015
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(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers
July 13, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Drop-in Hydrocarbon fuels made directly by plants? Here. we look at the science and risks
July 7, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Massachusetts, Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, announced the issuance of
June 17, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fuels, chemicals, pathways, and microbes that could shake it all up … (H)ere are 8 Hot
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Milestone reached on protein, phycocyanin in spirulina — opens up new opportunities for algae, cyanobacteria.
March 5, 2015
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(Washington University in St. Louis) Scientists have re-discovered a fast-growing bacterial strain first described in 1955 Cyanobacteria, bacteria that obtain
February 6, 2015
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by Mary Beckman (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/R&D Magazine) Rapidly growing bacteria that live in the ocean and can manufacture their
January 7, 2015
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by Jeff Errington (The Conversation) … Historically petroleum has been used to develop the chemicals needed for products such as pesticides, food
January 7, 2015
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bunnies, liposuction fat, Prince Charles’ leftover wine, day-old whale, the human poo bus, fire ants
December 31, 2014
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by Santhosh Muthalath (Oman Observer) The production of liquid fuels from biological material or ‘biomass’ is gaining popularity across the
December 15, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Flexible electric circuits and solar panels? Advanced biofuels? New concretes and steel-like materials? New medical
October 30, 2014
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(SynBioBeta/BusinessWire) Proterro, the only biofeedstock company that makes sucrose instead of extracting it from crops or deconstructing cellulosic materials, is
October 14, 2014
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(Proterro/BusinessWire) Biofeedstock company Proterro and Bunge Global Innovation, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of global agribusiness and food company Bunge
September 25, 2014
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by Gleen Farley (KING 5 News) In 2011, Alaska Airlines was the first carrier in the country to fly regular passenger
July 9, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … From Massachusetts, word arrived from Joule this week that the EPA has favorably reviewed the
July 3, 2014
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by Mary-Russell Roberson (News Observer) Bruce Dannenberg is a big fan of cyanobacteria – the ancient lineage of organisms you
May 14, 2014
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(Proterro/Biomass Magazine) “Proterro has reached its Q1 sugar-production pilot milestones,” CEO Kef Kasdin recently reported at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership
April 25, 2014
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(University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Department of Energy report rates Scripps Institution of Oceanography lab and
March 5, 2014
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Photobioreactor is a key innovation in Proterro’s patented sugar-making process now deployed at the company’s
February 24, 2014
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(Morgan State) Maryland may soon delve into a new way of sustainable biofuel production, thanks to the research of Morgan
December 30, 2013
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(BusinessWire/Proterro) The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,597,914 to Proterro, Inc., protecting Proterro’s unique,
December 9, 2013
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by Chris Hanson (Biomass Magazine) Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md. and Waseda University in Tokyo
November 22, 2013
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by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/National Geographic Magazine) …Biotechnology companies today are working to develop cyanobacteria, algae, and even municipal
November 1, 2013
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by Tina Casey (CleanTechnica) A company called Proterro has come up with a super low-cost way to squeeze sucrose out
October 25, 2013
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(The Fish Site) A team of European scientists is on a mission to prove that microalgae can be used to
September 19, 2013
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by Tony Fitzpatrick (Washington University/Algae Industry Magazine) Synechocystis 6803 – a versatile, specialized cyanobacterium – can produce ethanol, hydrogen,
September 9, 2013
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(Colorado State University) An interdisciplinary team of Colorado State University researchers has received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant
July 23, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … The Summer of Algae has passed, but dozens of companies have remained hot in pursuit
July 23, 2013
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by Seán Ottewell (Chemical Processing) Biotechnology efforts in the United States and Europe are on the rise. For instance, Algenol Biofuels, Ft.
May 30, 2013
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Beyond biomass, beyond fossil fuels, beyond light itself. And now, the direct production of drop-in
May 23, 2013
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(EurekAlert!/American Chemical Society) Genes from the family of bacteria that produce vinegar, Kombucha tea and nata de coco have become
April 8, 2013
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by Sue Holmes (Sandia News Media/Algae Industry Magazine) Sandia National Laboratories Truman Fellow Anne Ruffing has engineered two strains of cyanobacteria
January 30, 2013
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(University of California-Davis) Chemists at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels
January 11, 2013
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(Algae Industry Magazine) According to the Algae Biomass Organization, as part of the bi-partisan “Fiscal Cliff” legislation passed by the
January 3, 2013
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(The Peninsula) …This was the first time the team publicly detailed the progress of the state-backed QR45.5m biofuel project –
November 27, 2012
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(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Scientists at the U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have demonstrated a better way
October 2, 2012
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Algenol hits 7000 gallon per acre mark in field operations. What’s the impact for Algenol,
September 25, 2012
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(National Science Foundation) The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 15 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) grants for
August 30, 2012
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by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) …Specifically, the bill provides a sales tax refund for materials used in the distribution of
July 19, 2012
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(PhysOrg) Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a mechanism that controls the way that organisms breathe or photosynthesise,
July 18, 2012
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by David Biello (CNET.com/Scientific American) The U.S. government aims to improve energy production from renewables to oil, but what does
March 13, 2012
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Sapphire Energy announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Earthrise Nutritionals,
March 1, 2012
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(Science Daily) A generally accepted, 44-year-old assumption about how certain kinds of bacteria make energy and synthesize cell materials has
December 27, 2011
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by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) Single cell photosynthetic organisms, such as blue-green algae, could play an important role in the
November 10, 2011
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the world at large, they are generally called pests. We call them ‘magic bugs’.
November 4, 2011
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by Diana Lutz (Washington University) Custom-designed organism could break the stalemate in the algal fuel industry …(T)he Department of Energy
November 4, 2011
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Does continuous harvest, and direct production from CO2 and water, offer a transformative, no-kill way
November 3, 2011
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(Algae Industry Magazine) The Minister for Science and Innovation of the Spanish Central Government, Cristina Garmendia, along with Paulino Rivero,
September 27, 2011
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can biotech and biofuels relieve pressure on water, land, food and fuel by revolutionizing meat
September 8, 2011
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(Science Daily/Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum) Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under
August 12, 2011
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(NewsWise/South Dakota State University) Humans may move one step closer to colonizing space thanks to a new research project that
July 29, 2011
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by Jason Kennedy (IT World) One company figured out a way to turn the byproduct of a genetically modified bacteria
June 9, 2011
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(Physorg.com) A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to
May 27, 2011
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by Luke Timmerman (Xconomy Seattle) …McCormick, one of the featured speakers at next week’s Xconomy event on alternative fuels, has led
May 16, 2011
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new generation of technologists aim high in value, low in cost, as the race
April 29, 2011
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by Mihai Sandru (UK.IBTimes Green Economy) Princeton-based startup Proterro has announced the development of a technology that can produce sugar,
April 5, 2011
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(University of Glasgow) Scientists from the University of Glasgow are working with international colleagues on a £5.4m collaboration to improve
April 1, 2011
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(Morningstar Business Wire/Phytonix) Asheville, NC-based Phytonix Corporation now owns the exclusive worldwide licensing rights for a cutting-edge technology to create an environmentally
March 14, 2011
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …From the low points like the closure of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s
February 21, 2011
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By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) …Venture-capital backed Proterro has developed a technology using a microorganism grown in a
November 22, 2010
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by Dexin Luo, Zushou Hu, Dong Gu Choi, Valerie M. Thomas, Matthew J. Realff, and Ronald R. Chance (Environmental Science
October 26, 2010
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, here’s a look at some of the more interesting biofuel-related patent applications logged at
August 11, 2010
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …On the microcrop, bacterial and algael research front. Lemna… The Archaea… Electricity from Waste via
August 10, 2010
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