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 levels
similar to production in [...]

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) a barrel and
sustainable alternatives are sought in [...]

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 the director of the [...]

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 will produce vegetable oil that can be
converted [...]


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