In Australia the announcement of a $30 million seawater pipeline to support algae cultivation for the production of biofuel, Omega-3 and protein products is a good example of what kind of infrastructure development will be necessary as more algae companies ramp up production. The pipeline in Australia is going to support Aurora Algae’s facilities, one of …
The algae industry is just one part of an emerging trend in botechnology. As the biological sciences advance, and as commercialization of those advances is making new products and services a reality, there is an increased focus on what’s becoming known as the biobased economy. As you might expect, leading institutions around the world are …
When we see investors funding algae companies it often seems like they are looking for profits in the fuel markets, but it turns out they making a bet on a wide variety of products that can earn a return long before algae production achieves the quantities necessary for fuels. One example of these other markets …
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Those of you conducting algae R&D may be interested in this funding opportunity released by the DOE on Tuesday. The deadline for concept papers is February 11, 2013. The objective of the Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield (ABY) funding opportunity is to demonstrate, at a process development unit scale of one (1) acre cultivation equivalent, algal …
With the enormous fuel yields of 2,000 – 5,000 gallons per acre possible from a crop of algae it might be tempting to think about growing enough at home to provide for your own energy needs. And that’s exactly what researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture and Ohio University are going …