One way to do so is through the use of renewable energy ... chemicals and energy-intensive solutions are used. The energy that algae create can take these methods out of the equation, providing ...

Ellen Yeh, Stanford University Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory even explored algae as a sustainable strategy for manufacturing ...

Algae have long been touted as a rich and ubiquitous source of renewable fuel but thus far have failed to be economically competitive with other sources of energy. Could new advances change that?

Biofuels are renewable energy sources derived from biological ... is also working with the industrial sector to utilize algae-based resources for biofuel production. Two types of biofuels that ...

Over billions of years, single-celled green algae ... of renewable technologies that are now mainstream and reducing electricity prices,” he says. “But we use only about 20% of our energy ...

Using algae to make biodiesel has been talked ... to-Biofuels™ technology to the new South African company Global Renewable Energy Efficiency Network. South Africa has set a goal of producing ...

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

Biofuel production from renewable sources offers energy security and reduces greenhouse ... with electric vehicles complementing liquid biofuels and algae-based biofuels under development.

“The algae is eating CO2 ... both in terms of land and water use.” Round-the-clock renewable energy, plus a stream of CO2, and nutrients with a low carbon footprint, are needed to ensure ...