Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: First Cars Run on Algae Biodiesel; Breakthrough Production Possible

By: Biodiesel Mythbuster 2.0: Twenty-Two Biodiesel Myths Dispelled : Gas 2.0

Biodiesel Mythbuster 2.0: Twenty-Two Biodiesel Myths Dispelled : Gas 2.0 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:49:11 +0000

[...] First Cars Run on Algae Biodiesel; Breakthrough Production Possible [...]

By: LFR

LFR — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:23:56 +0000

For more information about algae based biodiesel, check out http://www.greenstarusa.com

The Green Star algae facility (located in Montana) is one of the world’s largest demonstration facilities and has served as a scientific and engineering milestone towards the commercial production of algae for energy and food.

By: LFR

LFR — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:23:00 +0000

For more information about algae based biodiesel, check out http://www.greenstarusa.com

By: LFR

LFR — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:23:00 +0000

For more information about algae based biodiesel, check out http://www.greenstarusa.com

By: Joe Davis

Joe Davis — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:21:28 +0000

Do you have any information about Algae biofuels for aviation?

By: Joe Davis

Joe Davis — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Do you have any information about Algae biofuels for aviation?

By: Joe Davis

Joe Davis — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Do you have any information about Algae biofuels for aviation?

By: The Growing Need for Fuel Substitution, Efficiency, and Conservation : Gas 2.0

The Growing Need for Fuel Substitution, Efficiency, and Conservation : Gas 2.0 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:10:40 +0000

[...] Increasing biofuel use to at least 35% by 2020 (see previous announcements 1 and [...]

By: Cellulosic Ethanol Sugar Diverted to Algae Biodiesel Production : Gas 2.0

Cellulosic Ethanol Sugar Diverted to Algae Biodiesel Production : Gas 2.0 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:31:20 +0000

[...] Dillon, President and CTO of Solazyme. But with all the publicity around the film Fields of Fuel (see earlier post), I didn’t have much of a chance to get into a detailed discussion. When I approached him, [...]

By: Clayton B. Cornell

Clayton B. Cornell — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:47:10 +0000

Ian,

Isn’t one of the big problems with growing algae that as biomass increases the amount of available sunlight decreases (as grown in a tube or bag)?

What the founders are saying about feeding algae sugar is that this process is somehow more efficient than other methods. See the next post for [a little bit] more information.