Aurora Biofuels Bags $15M Series C for Algae Tech
March 17, 2010 by Josie Garthwaite
Filed under Biofuels, Clean Energy
Algae into fuels: It might be one of the great green hopes for weaning ourselves off fossil fuels, but it sure won’t come cheap. Aurora Biofuels, an Alameda, Calif.-based startup using biotechnology to create algae strains for biodiesel production, has just announced a new funding round of $15 million. This third-round financing brings the startup’s [...]
Singapore, EADS form partnership for algae-based aviation biofuels
In Singapore, the national Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences announced a partnership with aerospace and defense contractor EADS to develop renewable jet fuel from algae. The 12-month project will examine the feasibility of kerosene production from microalgae.
The announcement took place against the backdrop of the SIngapore Air Show, [...]
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Algal fuel industry meetings slated for February, April and September
In Arizona, the Algal Biomass Organization announced that the 2010 Algae Biomass Summit will take place September 28-30 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona. ABO is currently seeking proposals for keynote speakers, panels and poster presentations. More information is available here.
Meanwhile, the National Algae Association´s West Coast Chapter is planning a workshop at the [...]
Algal fuel industry meetings slated for February, April and September is a post from: Biofuels Digest
Missouri researchers develop algal fuels ecosystem using brine shrimp, tilapia
In Missouri, researchers at the University of Missouri have released details of an ecosystem for producing renewable fuel oil from harvested brine shrimp, which in turn consume algae cultivated in open raceway ponds adjacent to a 50 MW natural gas power plant.
The researchers say that brine shrimp take care of the problem of harvesting algae, [...]
Missouri researchers develop algal fuels ecosystem using brine shrimp, tilapia is a post from: Biofuels Digest
Algae’s Baby Bloomers revisited: after “the summer of algae,” a shock, some awe, and a surge
It was just a few months ago that expectations ran so high during the “Summer of Algae” that it seemed as if, any day, the national energy solution would be announced by an enterprising company, or two or three or 103, who had conquered the problems of industrializing growth rates and oil extraction like an [...]
Algae’s Baby Bloomers revisited: after “the summer of algae,” a shock, some awe, and a surge is a post from: Biofuels Digest
