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Algae: Biofuel of the future?

University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously produce biofuel and clean up environmental problems.

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Diverse species of algae are proving to be unlikely allies in the fight against the lethal toxins created by red tides.

Algae spreading along China's Yellow Sea coast

Chinese soldiers remove algae from a beach near the Olympic Sailing Centre in the city of Qingdao on July 5 2008. The algae plaguing Chinas Olympic sailing venue is spreading to other ports and beaches along the coast state media has reported despite ...

Predicting Coral Health By Identifying Nearby Microscopic Algae

A new indicator of coral health has been discovered in a community of microscopic single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The study reveals that a particular type of these algae renders corals more susceptible to disease.

Algae Bloom Causes 'Crab Jubilee'

Algae blooms in Virginia estuaries are depriving the ecosystem of oxygen, killing fish and driving crabs to struggle to breath.

Algae bloom causes 'crab jubilee'

Algae blooms in Virginia estuaries are depriving the ecosystem of oxygen, killing fish and driving crabs to struggle to breath.

Algae: Biofuel Of The Future?

Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day.

Algae clean-up continues at Olympic venue

BEIJING (AFP) - A huge algae bloom at the Beijing Olympics' sailing venue will take at least another two weeks to eradicate despite more than 10,000 workers being used in the

Algae clean-up at sailing venue to take weeks - report

BEIJING (AFP) - A huge algae bloom at the Beijing Olympics' sailing venue will take at least another two weeks to eradicate despite more than 10,000 workers being used in the

Algae bloom causes 'crab jubilee'

PORTSMOUTH, Va., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Algae blooms in Virginia estuaries are depriving the ecosystem of oxygen, killing fish and driving crabs to struggle to breath.

Algae plaguing Olympic sailing venue cleared: state media

BEIJING (AFP) - Foul-smelling green algae that has been plaguing China's Olympic sailing venue has been cleared, state media said Tuesday, after more than one million tonnes of the sludge was removed.

Ocean algae could be rich source of bio-fuels: study

Two Kansas State University scientists are taking the initiative to cultivate oil-rich algae in oceans for bio-fuel.

Whether Brown Or Red, Algae Can Produce Plenty of Green Fuel

Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced algae can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from lawn mowers to jet airplanes. Now an investment company that works with universities to commercialize early-stage technology invested in the University of Washington biology professor's work, forming a startup company called AXI.

Greenwatch: Farmed algae threat to Pacific coral

Off the palm-fringed white beach of Butaritari, a remote Pacific atoll, corals are being covered and smothered to death by a bushy seaweed that is so tough even algae-grazing fish avoid it. This equatorial island of 4,000 people is the latest victim of a 30-year global effort to encourage poor people in the coastal areas of the tropics to grow seaweed that, while not edible, produces carrageenan, an increasingly sought-after binder and fat substitute used in the food industry, notably in ice cream.

Researchers ponder using algae to produce biofuel

Should Cornell researchers undertake the project of studying algae as a source for biofuel, participants at a July 15 topical lunch discussion in Rice Hall pondered.

Climate change: are algae unlikely saviour?

Oslo - As the world mulls the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae.

China struggles to remove sea of algae

Qingdao - China scrambled on Thursday to clear tons of algae that is covering a third of the Olympic sailing course and causing huge embarrassment for authorities trying to promote a "Green Games".

As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour?

OSLO (AFP) - As the world mulls over the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae.

Japan's Denso studying using algae to absorb emissions

TOKYO (AFP) - Major Japanese auto parts maker Denso Corp. has begun investigating if it can use algae to absorb

Workers scramble to clear embarrassing algae sludge

Chinese fishermen pitch in to help clean up the coast of Qingdao east Chinas Shandong province about 550 kms (340 miles) southeast of Beijing on July 1 2008. China scrambled Thursday to clear tonnes of algae that is covering a third of the Olympic sa ...

China says Olympic site is free of algae

Shanghai - The site of the Olympic sailing competition is "basically" free of the bright-green algae bloom that recently carpeted the sea off the Chinese city of Qingdao, an official said on Tuesday.

Biologists Find Diatom To Reduce Red Tide's Toxicity

It’s estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that a diatom can reduce the levels of the red tide’s toxicity to animals and that the same diatom can reduce its toxicity to other algae as well.

OriginOil Files International Patent for Quantum Fracturing Technology

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB:OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, has recently deposited an international PCT patent application pursuant to last year's filing of United States patent application 11/829,883 with the United States Patent Office. The international application is related to OriginOil's first patent application to optimize the growth and harvesting of algae cells.

Algae: Biofuel of the Future?

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum.

Algae is potential energy source for different types of fuel

So-called microalgae hold enormous potential when it comes to reining in both climate change, since they naturally absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide, as well as energy production, since they can easily be converted to a range of different fuel types.

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