Archive for January, 2008

35 Billion Gallons of Biofuel by 2017

35 Billion Gallons of Biofuel by 2017 from GreenFuel Technologies Biofuel White Paper If GreenFuel algae facilities could be located at every operating plant in the U.S., it would be possible to produce about 13.5 billion gallons of biodiesel and 8.5 billion gallons of ethanol per year if those plants continued to produce electricity at [...]

Microscopic alternative to biofuels

Microscopic alternative to biofuels By Cristina Jimenez Published: December 27 2007 19:55 | Last updated: December 27 2007 19:55 Oil from algae, the microscopic plants that produce a green covering on the surfaces of ponds and neglected outdoor swimming pools, may soon be filling diesel pumps. As crude oil has moved towards $100 (€70, £50) [...]

Reardon is a leader in effort to find new fuel source

Leader pushes to find new fuel sources BY HALLIE WOODS HallieWoods@coloradoan.com For Loveland Connection Dr. Ken Reardon, a professor of chemistry and bioengineering at Colorado State University, is pictured in a lab on campus. He is a researcher in biofuels, especially algae, and is making a push to find new fuel sources. Reardon is also [...]

Shell plans algae farm for biofuel

Shell plans algae farm for biofuel By BOB KEEFE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 12/12/07 Los Angeles — A day after breaking ground in Texas on the nation’s biggest oil refinery, Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced it is building a fuel refinery of a very different type: an algae farm and laboratory in Hawaii that [...]