Algae Biofuel

Fuel Uses Education and Inspiration to Make Impassioned Case for Green Energy

Josh Garrett | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Josh Garrett

Fuel does not chastise Americans for using petroleum products, but instead shows that a post-oil nation is well within our grasp -- all we need to do is extend our hands.

New Company Turns Algae-Based Fish Oil Into Biofuel

Fast Company | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green


We've seen a spate of companies getting involved in algae fuel in recent months, and all of them plan to use some variation on bioreactors and algae f...

The Future of 'Green Energy' Might Be Pretty Slimy

Kevin Grandia | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Kevin Grandia

There's been a lot of news popping up lately about algae as a source of biofuel and rightly so! What better use for this slimy sludge for than fueling the clean energy revolution is there?

Exxon To Invest Millions To Make Fuel From Algae

nytimes.com | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Exxon plans to announce an investment of $600 million in producing liquid transportation fuels from algae -- organisms in water that range from pond s...

Alternative Fuel: Air Force Spending To Be Greener By 2011

Treehugger | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green


Science Applications International Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a $25 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agenc...

5 Things You Didn't Know Were Biofuels

Huffington Post | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green


When talk turns to biofuels, it often soon turns to food shortages next. Biofuel doesn't have to be made from food staple crops, though. Here are fi...

Algae: Biofuel, Cooking Oil, Health Supplement (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green


Algae may be the newest contender in the biofuel business. Biotech company Solazyme is developing multiple uses for algae, replacing petroleum, cookin...

"Food vs. Fuel," A False Debate

Josh Tickell | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green


Josh Tickell

Much of the "Food vs. Fuel" controversy centers on ethanol. Very little ink is given to the other biofuels, especially fuels from non-food sources from new crops like algae.