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Algae biofuel. Possible breakthrough from Algae.Tec

Cost competitive biofuel from algae is one of the Holy Grails of renewable energy. If achieved, it would be a disruptive technology that changes energy forever. Australian company Algae.Tec says they may have a breakthrough. [their system] uses low maintenance…

Trouble in the algae lab for Craig Venter and Exxon

Despite big investment, they’ve been unable to find naturally occurring algae that can be tweaked and used to product commercial-scale biofuel. “I believe that a fully synthetic cell approach will be the best way to get to a truly disruptive…

Algae biofuel tested on commercial scale

YouTube Micro algae are considered to be a promising future source of biofuel. The productivity of algae is much higher than that of normal crops, and they do not compete with food production. In order to develop the best possible…