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Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 26, 2008

  Algae Biofuel Investments Explode
Algae-based biofuel companies have been raking in the venture capital this year, raising a record-breaking $179.5 million to date, according to numbers from the Cleantech Group. That compares with what appears to be about $32 million raised last year, based on a Cleantech Group chart of...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 23, 2008

  Bill Gates Invests in Algae-Based Biofuels
Windows Money for Algae Fuels Bill Gates' Cascade Investment is putting money in Sapphire Energy , one more firm (see 15 Algae Biofuels Startups to Watch ) trying to make second generation biofuels out of algae. The company announced that it has raised more than $100 million. Not bad...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 21, 2008

  Green Crude Made From Algae Grown on Sewage
Add another company to the growing list of candidates for the first company to make commercial-scale quantities of “green crude”. New Zealand-based  Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation  has announced that it has produced its first samples of algae-based synthetic gasoline at a...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 17, 2008

  Algal Fuel One Step Closer To Becoming A Conventional Oil Alternative
A new milestone was reached recently in the race to make fuel from algae a conventional oil alternative: high-octane gasoline that is compatible with any gas-guzzling vehicle. The feat was performed by Sapphire Energy , a company that manufactures “green crude”. Sapphire uses...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  Solazyme Creates World’s First Algae Jet Fuel
Solazyme announced today that it has produced the world’s first algae-based jet fuel. The product passed all testing specifications for Aviation Turbine Fuel— which means that the aviation kerosene has passed all the major hurdles to creating a jet fuel that is compatible with the...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008

  First Fuel Cell Powered Commercial Passenger Boat Inaugurated in Germany
The world’s first passenger boat powered with fuel cells made its maiden voyage in Hamburg, Germany last Friday. The hybrid fuel cell drive for the passenger ferry FCS Alsterwasser was produced by Proton Motor based in Puchheim, Germany. Until now fuel cell motors of this capacity for...... [view]
Posted By:  wmsiew
Posted On:  Sep 8, 2008

  Researchers Creating Algae Aviation Fuel
Algae fuel is getting another boost with the announcement of a $3 million grant to create kerosene-based aviation fuel derived from the substance. Arizona State University researchers have already moved past the laboratory stage on the project and are working on a pilot scale production...... [view]
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