ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The vial of fuel that Andre Boehman and Bradley Cardinale are trying to fill would fit four times into a two-liter bottle of Faygo Redpop. The University of Michigan professors and ...
When researchers conceived of turning algae into diesel fuel three decades ago, the idea sounded like something out of the old sci-fi movie Soylent Green. But in July, ExxonMobil teamed up with ...
Many people may think of algae as no more than the gross substance that infests swimming pools. But Dr. Qiang Hu, head researcher of Polytechnic campus's Department of Applied Biological Sciences, ...
WASHINGTON, DC, January 18, 2010 (ENS) – To create green aviation fuels, diesel, and gasoline that can be transported and sold using existing fueling infrastructure, the Obama administration is ...
BURROWSVILLE Jes Sprouse quit his job to follow his dream. He became an algae farmer. Sprouse, 35, grows the emerald slime in a 1-acre pond in eastern Prince George County. If his gamble pays off, ...
Instead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is to fund a project that aims to produce transport fuel from algae, as biofuel production from palm oil and crops are increasingly criticized for causing ...