Category: Blog

This month’s Biomass Magazine includes a column from ABO’s Executive Director Mary Rosenthal on the importance of pushing legislation that would allow renewable energy companies to organize as Master Limited Partnerships. Mary writes that updating MLP regulations “is one policy goal that is achievable in today’s difficult political environment, and could open a flood of …

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Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Why not apply this mantra to carbon dioxide emissions? Several efforts are under way in Canada that will advance applications and technologies that divert carbon dioxide streams for useful purposes. Instead of a waste, why not treat carbon as commodity? Carbon reuse applications could have a big impact in how we reduce …

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Researchers at UC San Diego announced this week a breakthrough method for enhancing algae’s ability to produce oils without compromising the organism’s ability to grow. More oil production from algae means that more efficient biofuel production rates can be achieved. Scripps graduate student Emily Trentacoste led the development of the new method, which is detailed …

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The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) released a statement today expressing disappointment with the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed change to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that would, for the first time, reduce the levels of domestically produced, advanced biofuels that are required to be blended into America’s fuel supply. The EPA’s proposed requirement for the year …

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In cloudy Seattle you might not expect to find many algae companies, but the city’s thriving biotechnology research sector is making it the perfect place for one company to develop stronger, more productive algae that can be used by algae cultivators around the world. Last week Matrix Genetics opened new offices and laboratory facilities in …

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