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The culprit, the researchers say, is fertilizer. Growing algae in open ponds is akin to producing them in a shallow swimming pool, [lead researcher Andres] Clarens said, so all of the nutrients -- ...

Algal biofuels are in trouble. This alternative fuel source could help reduce overall carbon emissions without taking land from food production, like many crop-based biofuels do. But several major ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Montana State University and Utah State University a three-year, $900,000 grant to study the oil produced by algae, which could be a ...

Slimy green algae may be an answer to the global oil crisis. With a renewed interest in converting algae into biofuel, researchers are studying ways to cut costs and improve conditions for growing ...

Well-known but still young biofuel company Sapphire Energy has more than doubled its funding to more than $100 million for its “green crude,” a fuel it says will mimic the best characteristics of the ...

Oilprice has been reporting on the long, drawn-out death of the dream of algal biofuel for years. A field once crowded with startups and hyperbolic promises of industry disruption and energy ...

Biofuel produced from algae, essentially pond scum, has long titillated green energy boosters as a potential big time player in the U.S. renewable fuels portfolio. Now, a-first-of-its-kind look at ...

Imperial Valley in southern California is home to the country's only major microalgae farms. There, the algae grows best during the summer months. Good weather isn't the only thing algae needs to ...

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