Articles from March 2010



AgriLife scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species

AgriLife scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species COLLEGE STATION – – Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. “Oils from the green algae Botryococcus braunii can be readily [...]

Biofuel entrepreneur LanzaTech says good news likely in China

Biofuel entrepreneur LanzaTech says good news likely in China Biofuel entrepreneur LanzaTech says it has attracted interest from China in its technology Read more on TVNZ

How do you get rid of algae and fungi, in a diesel fuel tank?

I bought a boat that sat for 1 1/2 yrs, with diesel fuel in the tanks, I am now getting heavy soot,and decreased economy. Can any thing be added to the fuel to rid this problem , without draining the tanks, and clean out the injectors?

Gribble Bites Make Cheaper Biofuel

Gribble Bites Make Cheaper Biofuel Scientists say that a marine pest — which resemble pink woodlice and plagued seafarers for centuries by boring through the planks of ships –.could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough. Read more on Fox News

Brian Bilbray on the Innovative Vehicle Language and Algae Fuel in the Energy and Water Bill

Congressman Brian Bilbray talks about high efficiency vehicles, originally identified in the innovative vehicle act and put into the FY10 Energy and Water Development and Appropriations Act, along with algae fuel production. Congressman Bilbray led a successful bi-partisan effort in the House of Representatives to secure changes in the Department of Energy’s regulations on specific [...]

Alternative Energy – Biofuel from Algae

Algae is the fastest growing plant life, and as an organism it converts sunlight into oil, scientists theorize that Algal biofuel can produce a whopping 30 times more energy per acre than any other biofuel option. The US Department of Energy has estimated that if Algal Biofuel replaced all conventional fuel in the country, it [...]