Algae Biofuel Rises From Grave To Haunt Fossil Fuel Stakeholders
After ExxonMobil walks away, algae biofuel gets another shot at success and the US Department of Energy is here for it.
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Deep Red State Fights Blue-Green Algae Blooms — With A Carbon Sequestration Twist
A new method for attacking blue-green algae blooms could pack a carbon sequestration punch in red and blue states alike.
3D-Printed Vegan Seafood Could Someday Be What’s For Dinner (Video)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2023 — In the refrigerated grocery store aisle, meat alternatives greatly outnumber plant-based seafoods. But more mock seafood options are needed because of unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices, which can deplete the supply and harm the environment. Today, researchers present a new approach for creating desirable … [continued]
Microalgae vs. Mercury
In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin. Phytoplankton, or microalgae, are known as accumulators of methylmercury. The plankton introduce methylmercury into the food chain, where it makes … [continued]
The Algae Phoenix Rises: Biofuel Down, Concrete Up
After stumbling on biofuel, algae finds its footing and steps up to help the concrete industry cut its carbon footprint, too.
Shell Makes Another Green Hydrogen Move, Exxon Gets The Blues
Shell takes another step on its green hydrogen journey, while ExxonMobil doubles down on natural gas with carbon capture.
$5.4 Million To Research Turning Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected to receive over $5.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of technologies that can transform buildings into carbon storage structures. The funding is part of ARPA-E’s Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from … [continued]
Using Biomaterials to Shrink the Building Industry’s Carbon Footprint
A Q&A with Dr. Wil Srubar of the University of Colorado Boulder
Can We Burn Our Way To A Cleaner Planet?
BECCS, which is short for “bioenergy with carbon capture and storage,” entails growing plants that remove CO2 from the atmosphere, burning those plants to generate electricity, and then capturing the resulting carbon emissions before they escape into the atmosphere.
Growing Algae, Saving Energy, & Capturing Carbon: P2P Microalgae Technology
Microalgae are single-celled organisms that are normally found in freshwater systems. This versatile plant matter can be used to produce biofuels, medicine, vitamin supplements, cosmetics, and feed for livestock. Microalgae is also a natural decontaminator, removing toxins from wastewater and absorbing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air. A new innovation at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) in Alberta, Canada, cultivates microalgae using sunlight energy.
