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Exxon’s Algae Investments May Be Good for Business, and Public Relations

August 23, 2016November 29, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Exxon Mobil Corp.'s investment in algae biofuels may turn out to be good for business, and public relations. The oil giant, under pressure from states attorneys general and shareholders about what it had previously known about climate change, is letting the general public know about its forays into clean energy.

LG Sonic Algae Water Treatment Cuts Cooling Towers’ Chemical Dosing

August 31, 2015August 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

LG Sonic’s algae water treatment helped a district cooling facility in Dubai reduce its chemical dosing while keeping microbial activity under control. According to a case study, the cooling towers achieved a 69 percent reduction in biocide dosage and up to a 53 percent reduction in anti-scalant dosage after Al ... Read more »

World’s First Commercial Microalgae-Derived Betaine Surfactant Available

July 31, 2015July 30, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Chemical giant BASF and Solazyme, a renewable microalgae oil and ingredients company, have launched the first commercial surfactant derived from microalgae oil, a high performance algal betaine for use in home and personal care applications. Commercialized by BASF under the trade name Dehyton AO 45, algal betaine is a betaine ... Read more »

BioMass Module Reduces Plant CO2 Emissions 85%

March 11, 2015March 10, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

MARG Energy, which converts CO2 emissions into algae that can then be used by the fuel, food and pharmaceutical industries, says its technology can help power plants, smokestacks, businesses and schools reduce CO2 emissions by 85 percent. The company says the US algae marketplace is estimated at $400 billion, and ... Read more »

Algae Systems Plant Produces Clean Water, Energy

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Algae Systems says it has demonstrated of a biofuel production approach, which converts algae and wastewater to energy and clean water, with Japan’s IHI Corporation. A demonstration plant, located in Daphne, Ala., combines wastewater with algae to produce the energy-generating wastewater treatment process, using carbon-negative technologies. This process will yield ... Read more »

Algae Companies Ask EPA to Endorse Carbon Capture Efforts

August 12, 2014August 11, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Algae companies ready to bring their carbon capture and utilization efforts to the marketplace are asking the EPA to support the technology as a viable alternative to carbon capture and sequestration in its carbon pollution regulations, according to Environment & Energy Publishing. Algae companies need a large, constant amount of ... Read more »

NREL Bioreactor Uncovers How to Get Maximum Fuel from Algae

February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

A bioeractor designed to simulate climate precise climates is helping a team of scientists find ideal locations for farms to produce algae for fuel. The Simulated Algal Growth Environment (SAGE) reactor, located at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s campus in Golden, Colo., so precisely controls light, temperature and delivery of ... Read more »

Toilet-to-Tank Project Produces First Algae Biomass Crops

August 12, 2013August 12, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A sewage-powered algae-to-energy plant that developers say is the world’s largest has grown its first crop of algae biomass at its site in Chiclana, Spain. Spanish water company Aqualia, which is leading the All-gas project, calls the milestone a “major breakthrough” for the project that aims to obtain a low-cost ... Read more »

DOE Invests $22 Million in Biofuels Projects

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hawaii Bioenergy and Sapphire Energy have each received $5 million investments from the Energy Department, part of some $22 million in new investments by the agency to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. The Energy Department has invested $16.5 million in ... Read more »

Building’s Treated Sewage Feeds Rooftop Energy Source

July 19, 2013July 18, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Water technology company OriginOil says its Electro Water Separation system has successfully treated a commercial building’s liquid sewage directly at the point of origin. A prototype EWS Waste unit is processing liquid waste at an urban algae demonstration site near Paris, generating nitrate-rich water to feed algae grown on the ... Read more »

Contract Wins: ABB, Tetra Tech, Harsco, GBB

July 10, 2013 by Leon Walker

ABB has won a contract to supply chargers for more than 200 nationwide Fastned electric vehicle fast-charging stations in the Netherlands. The roll-out will bring a charging station within 50 kilometers of all 16.7 million inhabitants in the country. ABB will supply Fastned with 50 kW Terra 52 or Terra 53 ... Read more »

Online Map Shows Algae Biomass Facilities, Projects Worldwide

April 18, 2013April 18, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Algae Biomass Organization has published an online map showing algae production facilities and research projects worldwide. The map shows algae — which can produce a wide variety of products including renewable fuels, feeds, fertilizers and chemicals — can grow in wide range of climates and provide economic benefits without ... Read more »

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