Biofuels

Sapphire Energy secures $144 million in backing for its algae-based crude initiative

Monday, 02 April 2012 REM

Sapphire Energy, Inc., a leading proponent of turning algae in green crude oil, has secured the final tranche of a $144 million Series C investment funding.

OriginOil's algae-to-crude oil technology to be deployed in Paris

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 REM OriginOil, Inc., developer of a technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, will supply its algae Appliance™ harvester and other components to a joint venture in Paris that is exploring the ...

Spain

Green miracle: from toilet to tank bioenergy

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 REM aqualia has launched a new EU-backed algal biofuel demonstration project, ‘All-Gas’, constructing the first algal culture ponds at a waste water treatment plant in Southern Spain. According to the ...

Bio-inspired “electric leaf” being developed in Scotland

Monday, 05 March 2012 Toby Price Scientists have once again turned to biomimicry for inspiration, this time in Scotland, where a team of researchers at the University of Glasgow have come up with an “electric leaf”. The technique ...

Giant grass boosts biofuel yield 12-fold

Wednesday, 29 February 2012 REM Cool Planet BioFuels, which is backed by Google, has announced today that it has made a major breakthrough in converting biomass to gasoline. The company achieved 4,000 gallons/acre biomass to gasoline ...

Certain aviation biofuels could be competitive by 2020, says Bloomberg NEF

Monday, 13 February 2012 REM World airlines could start sourcing a proportion of their fuel from vegetable-oil-based alternatives within the next few years. Research from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published to ...

Ground-breaking technology allows seaweed-biofuel conversion

Monday, 23 January 2012 REM Science Magazine has showcased technology developed by Bio Architecture Lab at Berkeley University in the US that efficiently converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals. Wide-scale adoption of technology ...

Spain

Endesa to test carbon capture using microalgae

Tuesday, 03 January 2012 REM Endesa has completed the construction of the second phase of its pilot plant to capture carbon dioxide using microalgae on the site of its Litoral de Almería thermal plant. This second phase will come ...

Maersk tests algae-based biofuel for US Navy

Thursday, 22 December 2011 REM Maersk and the US Navy are testing algae-based biofuel on the container ship Maersk Kalmar. The ship is en route from Northern Europe to India. Maersk Kalmar has two key attributes that make it a suitable ...

Norwegian seaweed to be grown for fuel

Wednesday, 21 December 2011 REM Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) and Statoil, one of the world’s largest offshore oil and gas producers, have announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership for the production of renewable, sustainable and ...