In a 2010 interview with Algae Industry Magazine, he was asked whether he was an algal biofuel pessimist.He replied: “I would think that I’m definitely on the optimist side, but I can’t ...

“Algal biofuels are not quite ready for prime time,” says Joel Cuello, co-author of a new report evaluating the alternative fuel’s current drawbacks and its potential. Increasing the ...

We just don't know how well algal biofuel production might work. It's true that the 18 years of research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory yielded a lot of knowledge, ...

The algae biofuels industry is still in its early gestation stage, the new report notes. Although well over 100 companies in the U.S. and abroad are now working to produce algal biomass and oil ...

Algae: Biofuel Of The Future? Date: August 19, 2008 Source: University of Virginia Summary: Researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide ...

The resulting biodiesel and algae-based jet fuels could be produced at a cost of $94 per barrel, well below the current crude oil price of above $100 a barrel, according to the report by Viral ...

Algal Biofuel Reactors on a Chip to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Research. By Science Department. Nov 13, 2017 9:41 pm. Reading time: about 5 minutes ...

Algal biofuels were touted as the answer to these twin problems, and huge investment followed. Unfortunately, things didn't go quite to plan.

To produce 1 liter of algae biofuel, manufacturers must use 3.15 to 3,650 liters of water -- or up to 123 billion liters for 39 billion liters of algal fuel.

For biofuels neither open ocean macrophyte production, open pond, nor PBR production of algal biofuels have achieved commercial feasibility even after some 80 years of research ...

Algal biofuels remain a distant prospect, but oil from algae might prove to be a more sustainable food. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Special Offer: $1 for 90 days. July 25, 2013.