Zaher Karp
Dow Teams Up for Algae Plant
Startup Algenol Biofuels and Dow Chemical join forces to move algal biofuel production closer to commercialization.»
Voices That Matter 
Cleaning Dirty Air? Leaf It to the Trees
Trees do more to remove toxins from the air than anyone thought.»
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LiveFuels Developing Algae-to-Fish-To-Biofuels |
LiveFuels will start pilot operations that will use fish to filter and process algae into oil, instead of complex processes.» | |
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Zaher Karp
Exxon Begins Algae Work With Genetics Pioneer |
The oil giant launched an algal biofuel effort by investing $600 million with research company Synthetic Genomics.» | |
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Zaher Karp
New Study Works Out Algal Limits |
A new study lowers the estimated maximum yield for algae while confirming its viability as an energy source.» | |
Zaher Karp
BlueFire Wants to Be Algae's Sugar Daddy
Biofuel companies BlueFire Ethanol and Solazyme are working together to increase biofuel yields by feeding algae sugar.»
OriginOil Cracks Algae Extraction Costs
A Los Angeles company says it has developed a method to slash the energy it takes to extract oil from algae by 90 percent.»
The Promise and Hype Behind Algae Biofuel
Scalable production of biofuels from algae will not be cheap, easy, or a total solution for anything, but it can be worthwhile.»
Susan Kraemer
Microbes Grow Jet Fuel in the Dark
Solarzyme passes a test with flying colors: Its algae-based jet fuel grown in the dark won't freeze solid in flight!»
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Earth2Tech
A Thermostat Steve Jobs Would Love: Nest
Can gorgeous design and millions in funding make a thermostat as coveted as the iPhone?»
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Solazyme to Collaborate with Dow Chemical |
Four years from now, Dow wants 60 million gallons of algae oil.» | |
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The Wild, Wild Wet: More Algae Ventures Bloom |
The industry might be growing up, but there's plenty of room for ambitious new ideas.» | |
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Delaware Online
Much Is Riding on Fisker's New Cars |
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An in-depth look at Fisker and the secrecy surrounding its Karma sedan.» | |
Electric Vehicle Authority
Finding a Charging Station: There's an App for That
Range anxiety, relieved.»
Prize of $10 Million for Algae Fuel Breakthrough
A new prize is offering $10 million for ground-breaking research and innovations in algae-based fuels.»
Saltwater-Based Algae Biodiesel Offers Alternative to Diesel
Biodiesel produced from saltwater-based Algae could be cost competitive with petroleum diesel, according to some reports.»
Edmunds' Green Car Advisor
Algae Holds Promise to Power Vehicles
Algae, which grows like crazy with little need for fertilizers, for taking valuable food crops off the table or for clear-cutting forests and plowing under grasslands, is a promising biofuel feedstock.»