BUFFALO, N.Y. – Harvesting biofuel from algae is effective, but not yet practical. A University at Buffalo-led research project – funded by a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant – is tackling ...

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 produce ...

ST. PAUL — The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan’s lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research. Driven by renewed investment as ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Algae-Based Biofuel Market to Reach USD 19.16 Billion by 2032 as Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Energy Security ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan's lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research. Driven by renewed ...

Instead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable ...

At this point in world history, just about everyone understands the problems that go with fossil fuels -- especially the gasoline and diesel fuel that we create from crude oil. For example, there are ...

SAN DIEGO — In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum. Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and native ...

(Editor’s note: When entrepreneur Rich Hilt told VentureBeat that his Menlo Park, Calif. company, LiveFuels, is developing algae as an alternative fuel, we asked him to explain. Here’s his piece.) ...

A new breakthrough in biofuels production allows researchers to turn living algae into crude oil ready for processing -- and it only takes less than an hour. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...