A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

If the future holds true to the plant's potential, then algae could be converted to fuel and replace up to one-third of the natural gas needed to power the plant. So far researchers are trying to ...

combined with microscopic algae. Hydroprocessing allows refineries to catalytically remove impurities or reduce molecular weight and can manipulate algal oils to achieve kerosene-like fuel ...

companies even promised to produce “fuel from thin air,” using only water, sunlight and CO 2. Researchers knew that many species of algae produced energy-dense lipids that could be converted to ...

Algae biofuels have been touted as the fuel of the future. They lock away carbon, grow very fast and everywhere, and produce a lot of oil. So why hasn't it taken off yet?

The first attempts to produce a biologically-based fuel to replace mineral petrol and ... "Cultivating Clean Energy. The Promise of Algae Biofuels." Report by the Natural Resources Defense Council ...

In addition to strains for making bio-fuel, the report also signposts those which could be used as sources of food, Omega-3 oils, or aquaculture feed. This shortlist of ‘super-algae’ will give ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions ...

“The algae is eating CO2 ... where thousands upon thousands of tiny red and blue LED lights fuel the microalgae’s growth, in place of sunlight. They’re also supplied water and nutrients.

One day, marine algae could also be used to make widely available eco-friendly plastics or fuel. But growing algae for commercial purposes—called aquaculture—often requires a lot of carbon ...

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have discovered an innovative method to tackle this problem by turning ...