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Algae Biodiesel Takes Off

November 7, 2011

One of the most promising types of raw materials to produce biofuel being researched is algae. Today the technology reaches new heights with United Airlines’ Flight 1403 between Houston and Chicago, The historic flight departs Bush International Airport at 10:25 am CT from terminal C, and lands at Chicago O’Hare at 1:01pm CT, arriving at [...]

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Greenpeace Canada Releases Damning Report on Wood-based Biofuel

November 3, 2011

The Canadian chapter of Greenpeace yesterday released a report that highlights the dangers of the large-scale use of wood and tree harvesting for heating, electricity generation or liquid biofuels. The report is called ‘Fuelling a Biomess’ and it argues that burning woody biomass on an industrial scale could severely harm Canada’s public forests and further [...]

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Algae Oil Company ‘One To Watch’

October 11, 2011

OriginOil, a company working to develop biofuel from algae and which we have written about before, has been named by Forbes’ investment educator Jason Burack as one of 11 next-generation commodity names to watch out for. Technorati Tags: algae biodiesel, algae stocks, Biodiesel, Biofuels Related Posts:Algae Biofuel: Can Pond Scum Become Our Energy Savior?Freedom Urges [...]

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Algae Biofuel: Can Pond Scum Become Our Energy Savior?

May 25, 2011

Every now and then we hear a specialist singing the merits of algae as the ideal solution for the fuel crisis. The idea of algae as a source of biofuel sounds wonderful, but detractors say it’s too expensive and impossible to scale up. But let’s hear for the optimists. Technorati Tags: algae biodiesel research, Biodiesel, [...]

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Algae Company Gets Key Distribution Deal

April 17, 2011

A California company working on algae biofuel has announced a distribution partnership with one of its process partners. World Water Works will distribute OriginOil’s dewatering and extraction systems to its global customer base. The agreement covers product integration, manufacturing and joint marketing. Technorati Tags: algae biofuel, algae research Related Posts:Algae Yield Increases With New TechnologyIs [...]

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