Algae Companies of Interest:
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www.originoil.com
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Origin Oil, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology (using
microwaves to shake oil out of microbes) that might transform algae
into a true competitor to petroleum. They are working to develop a
large-scale reactor producing large quantities of oil.
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www.greenfuel
online.com
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Green Fuel's high yield algae farms recycle carbon dioxide from flue
gases to produce biofuels and feed in bioreactors, reducing net
carbon dioxide production as waste becomes profit. Their major
project is the Holcim cement plant in Spain. They did not raise a
third round of funding...
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www.valcent.net
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Valcent Products, Inc. is developing a photosynthetic bioreactor
which is being employed to grow massive quantities of fast-growing
vegetable oil producing algae as feedstock for refineries that produce
biodiesel, the world's fastest growing bio fuel. The Vertigro process
also absorbs and sequesters carbon dioxide, potentially garnering
saleable carbon credits. See video on website.***
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www.sapphireenergy.com
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Sapphire Energy's final products will have the same chemical
composition as gasoline and will be completely compatible with the
existing refining, distribution and fleet infrastructure.
Not ethanol, not biodiesel. Renewable gasoline. News- Bill Gates
Invests in private Biofuel Maker Sapphire Energy. Demonstrated a
91-octane gasoline in May.
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www.solazyme.com
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Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that unleashes the power
of marine microbes to create clean and scalable solutions for the
renewable energy, industrial chemical, and specialty ingredient
markets. Solayzme is using fermentation in the dark, rather than
photosynthesis, to grow algae oil, which has produced the World’s
First Algal-Based Jet Fuel. First Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powered by
100% Algal Derived Biofuel Soladiesel, Demonstrated at the 2008
DESC Worldwide Energy Conference.
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www.solixbiofuels.com
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Solix Biofuels is a direct intellectual descendant of the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program, started in 1978 to
explore ways to produce biodiesel from algae. Their goal is to build a
closed algae growth system that is cost competitive with open
systems.
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www.carbcc.com
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Carbon Capture Corporation is one of the founding members of
Algal Biofuels Consortium ("ABC"). ABC was created in 2008 under
the leadership of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. ABC aims at providing a formal structure for a
public/private partnership focused on addressing the continuing
challenges in developing scalable algal biofuels.
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www.livefuels.com
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LiveFuels is a national alliance of labs and scientists
dedicated to transforming algae into biocrude by the year 2010.
Menlo Park, Calif. LiveFuels has said that it has a target of
producing 100 million gallons by 2010 using genetic manipulation.
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www.aurorabiofuels.com
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Aurora BioFuels, Inc. is a renewable energy company exploring
new sources of feedstock for the production of biofuels. In particular,
Aurora utilizes microalgae to generate bio-oil, which can be
converted into biodiesel. Claims they can create biodiesel fuel with
yields that are 125 times higher and have 50 percent lower costs than
current production methods.
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www.seambiotic.com
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Seambiotic is the first company in the world that is utilizing flue gas
from coal burning power stations for algae cultivation. For the last
five years, Seambiotic has carried out a R&D pilot study at the Israeli
Electric Corporation's power plant located on the Mediterranean
shore near the the city of Ashkelon, Israel.
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www.petroalgae.com
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Petro Algae. Based in Melbourne, Florida, PetroAlgae has a mission
to build a successful technology platform for producing valuable
products from Algae. PetroAlgae says that it hopes to test a
commercial system in 2009.
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phycospectrum.com
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Phyco Spectrum is involved in research and development of algae
based technology to mitigate pollution, nullify global warming and
help to eradicate malnutrition and energy crisis. Indian Co.
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Algae Competitions:
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www.carbontrust.co.uk
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Carbon Trust’s multi-million pound initiative into algae to transport
fuels. The call for proposals for Phase 1 of the ABC opened in
October and closed in mid-December 2008.
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Algae Databases:
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www.biofuelsdatabase.org
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University of Minnesota Biofuels Database
Knowledge for successful development of fuels from renewable
resources.
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www.bgsu.edu
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Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization. Bowling
Green State University. 185+ digitized images.
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Algae Events:
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www.algalbiomass.org
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Algal Biomass Organization's 3rd Annual Algae Biomass Summit,
October 7-9, 2009 in San Diego, California.
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Algae Info:
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www.sustainable
industries
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"Algae arms race" by Amy Westervelt 3-30-07. Award winning
article summarizing the promises and challenges of algae fuels.
Sustainable Industries magazine.
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www.wef.org
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Algae - Uses for Wastewater Treatment and Production of Biofuels.
Water Environment Federation convened a meeting at WEFTEC’08
to explore the use of algae to produce biofuels to partially meet
energy needs in the United States and globally. Info here.
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Algae News/Blogs:
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biodieselnow.com
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Biodiesel Now. A place to discuss biodiesel made from algae. Very
active algae forum. ***
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www.oilgae.com
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Oilgae- Blog and Forums for discussing oil, biodiesel & fuel
production from algae. ***
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www.biofuelsdigest.com
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BioFuels Digest. Algae's background with links to many stories.
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bigblog.com
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Big Blog- Algae news from Science Journals and Magazines.
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cleantech.com
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Cleantech Group. Algae news stories.
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www.biodiesel
magazine.com
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BioDeisel Magazine. Article "Algae Interests Align" After decades of
study and millions of dollars in investments, using algae as a
feedstock for alternative fuels seems tantalizingly close. However,
several hurdles remain, prompting the cooperation of those interested
in the economical development of algae oil as a biodiesel feedstock.'
Nov-2008.
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Algae Organizations:
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www.nationalalgae
association.com
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National Algae Association, a national trade association for the
algae industry in the United States. Quarterly National Algae
Association conferences.
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www.algaebiofuel
summit.com
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Algae Biofuel Summit, International. For updates, join the group
Algae to Biodiesel: www.linkedin.com/e/gis/55439/2BE3D64056E2
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www.algalbiomass.org
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Algal Biomass Organization is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the advancement through research and education of the
field of algal biomass production technologies. News. ***
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Algae Reports:
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www.osti.gov
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DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
Information Bridge. Lists 2300+ DOE publications on Algae.
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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"A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic
Species Program—Biodiesel from Algae" U.S.DOE. PDF.
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www.mstonline.de
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"Biofuels’ Cost Explosion Necessitates Adaptation of Process
Concepts; Algae as Alternative Raw Materials" Growing algae in
dark tanks, using sugar instead of sunlight. Bayer Technology
Services. PDF.
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www.algalbiomass.org
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Algal Biomass Organization. Publications and Government
Documents.
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Algae Research:
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www.livefuels.com
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LiveFuels is a national alliance of labs and scientists
dedicated to transforming algae into biocrude by the year 2010.
Menlo Park, Calif.
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www.nrel.gov
/biomass
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Air
Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) held a joint workshop in
Feb 2008, that brought together a panel of outside experts in the
microalgae field to discuss a variety of basic science research issues
related to microalgal oil production. The workshop documents are
available here. ***
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www.calpolynews.
calpoly.edu
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Cal Poly has become the first in the country to establish a rigid-tube,
closed-system photobioreactor for growing algae.
California Polytechnic State University.
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www.dunaliella.org
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Brooklyn College- research into the regulation of acclimation of
photosystem II activity and the light-harvesting protein complexes of
unicellular green algae. Also studying the regulation of isoprenoid
and lipid metabolism in microalgae.
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www.odu.edu
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Old Dominion University has taken a leading role in algae
biodiesel studies. Norfolk, VA.
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www.mriresearch.org
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Midwest Research Institute's new Center for Integrated Algal
Research, located in Kansas City, Mo., will leverage the institute's
expertise in biotechnology, chemistry, systems engineering, and
bioinformatics to provide government and industry with a broad
range of basic and applied R&D, process engineering, consulting,
and lifecycle cost analysis services related to the use of algae in
solving many global energy and environmental challenges.
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www.sciencedaily.com
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"Genes From Tiny Algae Shed Light On Big Role Managing
Carbon In World's Oceans" ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2009)
"Scientists from two-dozen research organizations led by the U.S.
Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and the Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute have decoded genomes of two algal
strains, highlighting the genes enabling them to capture carbon and
maintain its delicate balance in the oceans."
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Videos:
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www.scivee.tv
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scientists take aim with
tiny algae and their giant promise as the biofuel solution of the
future. Dec 2008. Scivee.
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www.scivee.tv
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UC San Diego. The San Diego region, home to more than 500
biotechnology companies, is poised to become a “Green Houston,” as
world renowned geneticists, biologists, and engineers at UC San
Diego, The Scripps Research Institute and other local research
institutions join with their industry counterparts in a broad-scale
research effort to develop advanced transportation fuels from algae.
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