Kojo Nnamdi Show – A decade from now, will we be talking about Big Algae in the same way we now refer to Big Oil? Scientists around the country are racing to develop a cost-effective fuel source derived from algae. We’ll learn more about turning pond scum into energy and how it compares to ethanol and other biofuels as a green energy source. Continue reading Algae: The Next Big Fuel Source?
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Solazyme Raises $52 Million
Solazyme Inc., a South San Francisco, Calif.-based developer of biofuels through the use of microalgae, has raised $52 million in Series D funding. Morgan Stanley and return backer Braemar Energy Ventures co-led the round, and were joined by insiders Lightspeed Venture Partners, The Roda Group, Harris and Harris Group, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Zygote Ventures, CTTV Investments and San-Ei Gen. The company previously raised over $76 million. Continue reading Solazyme Raises $52 Million
Exploring Algae as Fuel
SAN DIEGO — In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum.
Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and native genes are being tweaked.
Different strains of algae are pitted against one another in survival-of-the-fittest contests in an effort to accelerate the evolution of fast-growing, hardy strains.
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Rosetta Green and Seambiotic Will Collaborate in the Development of Improved Algal Strains for the Biofuel Industry
REHOVOT and ASHKELON, Israel, July 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rosetta Green, a company specializing in the identification of unique genes in plants and algae for the cleantech and plant biotech industries and Seambiotic, a company specializing in the growth of algae at industrial scale, announced yesterday that they have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and test improved algal strains for the biofuel industry. According to the agreement, Rosetta Green will be responsible for the development of the strains and Seambiotic will be in charge of large scale algal growth and biofuel production. Continue reading Rosetta Green and Seambiotic Will Collaborate in the Development of Improved Algal Strains for the Biofuel Industry
Hawaii getting carbon dioxide conversion project
HONOLULU – The U.S. Energy Department has announced six projects to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement and fertilizers. Continue reading Hawaii getting carbon dioxide conversion project