Modern biofuels have been touted as a greener alternative to petrol and diesel since the early 1900s. It seems like a good idea on paper, and they do work – but their use and production doesn’t come ...

Biofuels are an environmentally-friendly, low-cost and renewable energy source that show promise for reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Although many biofuels have been created from plant and animal ...

Breakthrough for biofuel production from tiny marine algae Date: November 20, 2013 Source: University of California, San Diego Summary: Researchers have developed a method for greatly enhancing ...

Biofuels from algae: A budding technology yet to become viable Date: February 29, 2016 Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) Summary: ...

A look at the advances made in algal based biofuel over 2011 and ideas as to where the industry should head in the future. After successful, large scale experiments is it now time to invest in ...

- Fifteen chapters covering topics on commercial algae species and algal biofuel production. - Covers anaerobic biotechnology and basic biofuel production from thermal liquefaction - Covers ...

An algae researcher with decades of experience in the field objected to my recent column on algal biofuels. ... Best HR Software; ... which project a 10,000 barrel per day algae oil production ...

But algae don't just produce biofuels. In fact, algae are like microscopic factories producing all sorts of useful compounds that can be used to make an amazingly diverse range of products .

The first generation of biofuels – mainly ethanol made from plant crops – and second generation, derived from plant and animal waste streams, both had environmentalists and others concerned ...

Our research has found that the production of algal biofuels is neither commercially nor environmentally sustainable. The attainable production levels are a fraction of those that were claimed.