However, using algae for fuel and biodiesel production remains an issue. "The big test is whether [the algae] can be successfully scaled up and survive in a large pond instead of in a container ...

2009.01.059. Subhadra, B. G. Sustainability of algal biofuel production using integrated renewable energy park (IREP) and algal biorefinery approach. Energy Policy (in press, 2010) doi:10.1016/j ...

Researchers knew that many species of algae produced energy-dense lipids that could be converted to biofuels, and teams around the world began to explore how to supercharge this lipid production.

Converting microalgae produced from sewage into fuel and fertilizer using new solvent extraction methods! Although mass culture of CO 2-absorbing microalgae from sewage was successfully achieved in ...

Algae biofuel can reduce vehicle lifecycle CO2 ... Authors of the study did a lifecycle analysis of an algae cultivation and fuel production process currently used at pre-commercial scales by ...

the agency announced on October 23 the creation of the Algae Biofuel Challenge, a £16 ($24) million fund that will support the development and large-scale production of algal oil. The Carbon ...

BP is also actively involved in a number of other biofuel projects including algae diesel and butanol. BP is planning to start biobutanol production at a British plant using wheat straw in the ...

SINGAPORE -- A Singapore-headquartered startup that produces algae for biofuels has raised nearly $50 million from a group of Japanese investors, as it seeks to scale up its production capacity in ...

Glaucophytes also produce a trace amount of hydrogen under stress, suggesting a potential role in biofuel production. This is just one of many examples. Algae has already been used in various ...