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A Request for Information (RFI) from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) seeks comments from stakeholders on “bioenergy technology validation to accelerate the deployment of advanced biofuel, bioproducts, and biopower technologies.” You can download the RFI here (PDF). The Areas of Interest listed in this RFI include feedstock technologies specific to “algae utilization, …

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Be sure to view this great new series of videos from ABO member company Algenol Biofuels. Algenol recently announced their technology was producing algae-derived fuels at a rate of more than 9000 gallons per acre for less than $1.30 per gallon, and that they are ready to begin building commercial facilities. It is a great …

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Yesterday in Washington, DC the new chairs of the Congressional Algae Caucus, Congressmen Scott Peters (D-CA) and Matt Salmon (R-AZ), welcomed a bipartisan group of lawmakers, industry leaders and the media to a roundtable discussion about the algae industry’s ability become a new source of renewable products, jobs and economic growth. Representative Peters’ office posted a …

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On Monday the United Stated Department of Agriculture announced the availability of $181 million in loan guarantees to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or retrofit existing facilities with appropriate technology to develop advanced biofuels. Algae technologies have qualified for this type of financing in the past, and ABO member companies should carefully examine this program. In 2011, …

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ABO has received the following Request for Proposals that may be of interest to those researching technologies focused on lipid production in algae and similar organisms: NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar global manufacturer, invites proposals for technology (mutation technology or genetic modification technology) that increases functional lipids productivity in Labyrinthulea. More information is available in the …

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