Solazyme’s novel biofuel production method involves growing algae in the absence of light. In nature, algae use light to make sugar and then make oil from that sugar. Solazyme skips the light part and just feeds their algae sugar to get them to make oil.
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Taking Algae Biofuel to the Next Level: Solazyme Gets $45 Million in Funding to Go Commercial
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Submitted by niccha on Thu, 2008-08-28 21:16. | Tags: business | algaculture | algae | algae biodiesel | algal oil | alternative fuels | Biodiesel | biodiesel business | biofuel | ethanol | green tech | microalgae | Solazyme | technology | transportation
OriginOil Develops Portable Modular Round-the-Clock Algae Biodiesel System
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On the heels of a breakthrough which the company claims will make algae oil farming a true competitor to petroleum, OriginOil has filed two patents that may make the production of fuel products from algae incredibly cheap and easy in the near future.
Submitted by niccha on Tue, 2008-06-03 22:47. | Tags: science | algaculture | algae | algae biodiesel | algal oil | alternative fuels | Biodiesel | biodiesel business | biofuel | ethanol | green tech | microalgae | OriginOil | technology | transportation
First Algae Biodiesel Plant Goes Online: April 1, 2008
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PetroSun has announced it will begin operation of its commercial algae-to-biofuels facility on April 1st, 2008. The facility, located in Rio Hondo Texas, will produce an estimated 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million lbs. of biomass per year off a series of saltwater ponds spanning 1,100 acres.
Submitted by claybodie on Sat, 2008-03-29 00:49. | Tags: technology | algaculture | algae | algae biodiesel | algal oil | alternative fuels | Biodiesel | biodiesel business | biofuel | ethanol | green tech | microalgae | PetroSun | technology | transportation