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 ...

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 ...

On a patch of land between Riverview Park and the Red Mountain Freeway, two silvery metal domes tower over the Mesa wastewater treatment plant. The domes are called “anaerobic digesters,” and there ...

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 ...

Oil giant ExxonMobil’s decision to abandon its 14-year, multimillion-dollar support for research into making fuel from algae ended years of funding for projects at the Colorado School of Mines and the ...

Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics - and with ...

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 ...

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as ...

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 ...