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As Pentagon Invests in Green Fuel, Critics Focus on the Cost

Posted by Joao Fonseca on Tuesday, 19 November 2013 in Fossil Fuels

When the U.S. Navy sailed an imposing fleet near Hawaii that was powered in part by algae and used cooking grease, environmentalists weren't the only ones who were thrilled. Executives at bioenergy startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago and elsewhere — and the venture capitalis...

Can Algae Fuel Make it?

Posted by Dale on Friday, 01 February 2013 in Biofuels

This photo shows oil being squeezed from the algae species, Botryococcus Braunii. B. Braunii is known for its production of oil, which converts relatively easily into gasoline and diesel. Credit: Arum Han/Texas A&M University (Phys.org)—Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell res...

Work needed to make algal biofuel viable, study suggests

Navy Using Jet Fuel From Sea Water

Posted by Angel on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 in Biofuels

From using vegetable oil and animal fats to trees and grasses as new sources of energy, biofuels are continuing to gain attention due to current oil prices and concern for energy security. As energy is produced from carbon fixation in these biofuels, scientists are experimenting with other types of ...