A few weeks ago Propel Fuels and Solazyme teamed up to offer consumers in California the first algae-derived biodiesel ever available for drivers at the pump. Today the Imperial Valley News reports that the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) has declared the fuel compliant with quality specification standards. “Samples were …
Domestic Fuel writes today about research at Iowa State University that shows algae can be used to remove the ammonia that is a by-product of raising poultry. The ammonia, which if released can contribute to acid rain, would be fed to algae that can later be used to create biofuels, feed, biochemicals or other products. …
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It has been easy to make the case for algal biomass as a sustainable source for fuel, food, feed and other commodities, but this week we were stunned to learn of the latest use for algae – as a new treatment for cancer. That’s right. Algae just might be able to cure cancer. This takes …
Yesterday the U.S. Senate approved another pro-biofuels amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). By a vote of 54 to 41, the Senate approved an amendment by Senator Kay Hagan which would allow the Department of Defense to invest in biorefineries. Without Senator Hagan’s amendment, the Senate bill would have included language to prohibit …
Yesterday the Senate voted to strip language from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would have prohibited the Department of Defense from purchasing alternative fuel unless it was cost-competitive with traditional fossil fuel. By a bipartisan vote of 62-37 members of the Senate made it clear that their position is to allow the Department of Defense to …