Algae

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Algae Companies of Interest:

www.originoil.com	Origin Oil, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology (using microwaves to shake oil out of microbes) that might transform algae into a true competitor to petroleum. They are working to develop a large-scale reactor producing large quantities of oil.
www.valcent.net	Valcent Products, Inc. is developing a photosynthetic bioreactor which is being employed to grow massive quantities of fast-growing vegetable oil producing algae as feedstock for refineries that produce biodiesel, the world's fastest growing bio fuel. The Vertigro process also absorbs and sequesters carbon dioxide, potentially garnering saleable carbon credits. See video on website.***
www.sapphireenergy.com	Sapphire Energy's final products will have the same chemical composition as gasoline and will be completely compatible with the existing refining, distribution and fleet infrastructure. Not ethanol, not biodiesel. Renewable gasoline. News- Bill Gates Invests in private Biofuel Maker Sapphire Energy. Demonstrated a 91-octane gasoline in May.
www.solazyme.com	Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that unleashes the power of marine microbes to create clean and scalable solutions for the renewable energy, industrial chemical, and specialty ingredient markets. Solayzme is using fermentation in the dark, rather than photosynthesis, to grow algae oil, which has produced the World’s First Algal-Based Jet Fuel. First Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powered by 100% Algal Derived Biofuel Soladiesel, Demonstrated at the 2008 DESC Worldwide Energy Conference.
www.solixbiofuels.com	Solix Biofuels is a direct intellectual descendant of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program, started in 1978 to explore ways to produce biodiesel from algae. Their goal is to build a closed algae growth system that is cost competitive with open systems.
www.carbcc.com	Carbon Capture Corporation is one of the founding members of Algal Biofuels Consortium ("ABC"). ABC was created in 2008 under the leadership of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ABC aims at providing a formal structure for a public/private partnership focused on addressing the continuing challenges in developing scalable algal biofuels.
www.livefuels.com	LiveFuels is a national alliance of labs and scientists dedicated to transforming algae into biocrude by the year 2010. Menlo Park, Calif. LiveFuels has said that it has a target of producing 100 million gallons by 2010 using genetic manipulation.
www.aurorabiofuels.com	Aurora BioFuels, Inc. is a renewable energy company exploring new sources of feedstock for the production of biofuels. In particular, Aurora utilizes microalgae to generate bio-oil, which can be converted into biodiesel. Claims they can create biodiesel fuel with yields that are 125 times higher and have 50 percent lower costs than current production methods.
www.seambiotic.com	Seambiotic is the first company in the world that is utilizing flue gas from coal burning power stations for algae cultivation. For the last five years, Seambiotic has carried out a R&D pilot study at the Israeli Electric Corporation's power plant located on the Mediterranean shore near the the city of Ashkelon, Israel.
www.petroalgae.com	Petro Algae. Based in Melbourne, Florida, PetroAlgae has a mission to build a successful technology platform for producing valuable products from Algae. PetroAlgae says that it hopes to test a commercial system in 2009.
www.algenolbiofuels.com	Algenol is is a privately owned Industrial Biotechnology Company commercializing the use of hybrid algae to make ethanol, and high-value organic green-chemicals directly from carbon dioxide, seawater and sunlight. The company’s first product is ethanol, which is made using hybrid algae in sealed, clear plastic photobioreactors through its unique, patented Direct to Ethanol technology powered by the sun. The company recently received a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, in concert with its partner on the Integrated Biorefinery project, The Dow Chemical Company. Algenol also announced a partnership with The Linde Group to develop CO2 capture and management technologies to increase biofuel production from algae, and a joint development agreement with Valero Services, Inc.Plant is in Lee County, Florida.
phycospectrum.com	Phyco Spectrum is involved in research and development of algae based technology to mitigate pollution, nullify global warming and help to eradicate malnutrition and energy crisis. Indian Co.
cellana.com	Cellana LLC, Kailua Kona, Hawaii, received a grant of $5,521,173. Cellana will work to develop a protein supplement from algae as a byproduct of algal biofuels production, by demonstrating its nutritional and economic value in livestock feeds. The project will characterize types of algae, assess the nutritional values of algal proteins, assess the potential for algal proteins to replace soybean meal, and develop algal protein supplements.

Algae Competitions:
www.carbontrust.co.uk	Carbon Trust’s multi-million pound initiative into algae to transport fuels. The call for proposals for Phase 1 of the ABC opened in October and closed in mid-December 2008. Check back for next competition.

Algae Databases:
www.biofuelsdatabase.org	University of Minnesota Biofuels Database Knowledge for successful development of fuels from renewable resources.
www.bgsu.edu	Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization. Bowling Green State University. 185+ digitized images.

"Sapphire Energy, a biopetroleum producer, boasts a renewable, high-octane diesel made from algae called Green Crude that is chemically identical to gasoline. The resulting gasoline is completely compatible with current infrastructure, meaning absolutely no change to consumer's cars." www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/07/5-things-you-didnt-know-w_n_117522.html

Algae Events:
www.algalbiomass.org/events/	Algal Biomass Organization's 4th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, September 28 – September 30, 2010- JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
www.microalgal-biotechnology.com	European Workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae , the most important meeting of biotechnologists of microalgae and other phototrophic organisms in Europe.

Algae Info:
www.sustainableindustries.com	"Algae arms race" by Amy Westervelt 3-30-07. Award winning article summarizing the promises and challenges of algae fuels. Sustainable Industries magazine.
www.wef.org	Algae - Uses for Wastewater Treatment and Production of Biofuels. Water Environment Federation explores the use of algae to produce biofuels to partially meet energy needs in the United States and globally. Lots of reports here.

Algae News/Blogs:
biodieselnow.com	Biodiesel Now. A place to discuss biodiesel made from algae. Very active algae forum. ***
www.oilgae.com	Oilgae- Blog and Forums for discussing oil, biodiesel & fuel production from algae. ***
www.biofuelsdigest.com	BioFuels Digest. Algae's background with links to many stories.
bigblog.com	Big Blog- Algae news from Science Journals and Magazines.
cleantech.com	Cleantech Group. Algae news stories.
www.biodieselmagazine.com	BioDeisel Magazine. Article "Algae Interests Align" After decades of study and millions of dollars in investments, using algae as a feedstock for alternative fuels seems tantalizingly close. However, several hurdles remain, prompting the cooperation of those interested in the economical development of algae oil as a biodiesel feedstock.' Nov-2008.

Algae Organizations:
www.nationalalgaeassociation.com	National Algae Association, a national trade association for the algae industry in the United States. Quarterly National Algae Association conferences.
www.algaebiofuelsummit.com	Algae Biofuel Summit, International. For updates, join the group Algae to Biodiesel: www.linkedin.com/e/gis/55439/2BE3D64056E2
www.algalbiomass.org	Algal Biomass Organization is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement through research and education of the field of algal biomass production technologies. News. ***

Algae Reports:
www.osti.gov	DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Information Bridge. Lists 2300+ DOE publications on Algae.
www1.eere.energy.gov	"A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program—Biodiesel from Algae" U.S.DOE. PDF.
www.mstonline.de	"Biofuels’ Cost Explosion Necessitates Adaptation of Process Concepts; Algae as Alternative Raw Materials" Growing algae in dark tanks, using sugar instead of sunlight. Bayer Technology Services. PDF.
www.algalbiomass.org	Algal Biomass Organization. Publications and Government Documents.
www.wef.org	Algae - Ingenta Connect. Algae reports. Lots of reports here.

Algae Research:
www.livefuels.com	LiveFuels is a national alliance of labs and scientists dedicated to transforming algae into biocrude by the year 2010. Menlo Park, Calif.
www.nrel.gov/biomass	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) held a joint workshop in Feb 2008, that brought together a panel of outside experts in the microalgae field to discuss a variety of basic science research issues related to microalgal oil production. The workshop documents are available here. ***
www.calpolynews.calpoly.edu	Cal Poly has become the first in the country to establish a rigid-tube, closed-system photobioreactor for growing algae. California Polytechnic State University.
www.dunaliella.org	Brooklyn College- research into the regulation of acclimation of photosystem II activity and the light-harvesting protein complexes of unicellular green algae. Also studying the regulation of isoprenoid and lipid metabolism in microalgae.
www.odu.edu	Old Dominion University has taken a leading role in algae biodiesel studies. Norfolk, VA.
www.mriresearch.org	Midwest Research Institute's new Center for Integrated Algal Research, located in Kansas City, Mo., will leverage the institute's expertise in biotechnology, chemistry, systems engineering, and bioinformatics to provide government and industry with a broad range of basic and applied R&D, process engineering, consulting, and lifecycle cost analysis services related to the use of algae in solving many global energy and environmental challenges.
www.sciencedaily.com	"Genes From Tiny Algae Shed Light On Big Role Managing Carbon In World's Oceans" ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2009) "Scientists from two-dozen research organizations led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have decoded genomes of two algal strains, highlighting the genes enabling them to capture carbon and maintain its delicate balance in the oceans."

Videos:
www.scivee.tv	Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scientists take aim with tiny algae and their giant promise as the biofuel solution of the future. Dec 2008. Scivee.
www.scivee.tv	UC San Diego. The San Diego region, home to more than 500 biotechnology companies, is poised to become a “Green Houston,” as world renowned geneticists, biologists, and engineers at UC San Diego, The Scripps Research Institute and other local research institutions join with their industry counterparts in a broad-scale research effort to develop advanced transportation fuels from algae.

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