Tag biofuel

Can algae save the world?

VentureBeat thinks maybe it could. Biodiesel can be made from algae, as can ethanol. One company thinks they can make hydrogen from it, another says they can create the equivalent of sweet light crude (this would be approaching the Holy…

Ethanol directly from algae

Algenol plans to build a saltwater algae plant in the desert in Mexico. Unlike other methods that require the algae be squeezed to product the oil, they’ve GMO’ed algae to create ethanol directly, and claim the output is dramatically greater…

Algae. Doing biofuel the right way

The Algal Biomass Organization promotes the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from microalgae. There’s no need to use cropland for biofuel when algae can do the job!

Second generation biofuel

A new refinery in Germany will make biofuel from leftover wood, straw, weeds, and curdled milk rejected by processing plants. Thus, this next-gen biofuel will not use foodcrops or land formerly used to grow food, a huge step forward.