Over the last several years, algae has been seen as the great green hope to make biofuels a truly viable option that wouldn't affect food supplies. In part, this is because algae has the potential ...

"Algae are simple aquatic organisms that contain proteins, oils and carbohydrates, which when properly cultivated, can be used to make a variety of products, including renewable biofuels ...

In 2023, the algae biofuel market was valued at $8.04 billion and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.76% in the 2024-2031 period, reaching $12.6 billion, according to estimates from Data Bridge ...

Bio or bust? The economic and ecological cost of biofuels. EMBO reports 9, 130-133 (2008) doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.2008.6. Ryan, C. "Cultivating Clean Energy. The Promise of Algae Biofuels." ...

4 In the 2000s and early 2010s, algal biofuels were touted as the fuel of the future; companies even promised to produce “fuel from thin air,” using only water, sunlight and CO 2. Researchers knew ...

Jovine, the cofounder and chief scientist of Brilliant Planet, is trying to engineer high-growth microalgae strains to ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of renewable energy, the groundbreaking advancement in algal biofuel production at one of the leading research institue stands as a beacon of innovation in ...

Could new advances change that? Emily Waltz investigates. When the UK's Carbon Trust last year set out to fund algal biofuels research, organizers quickly met with a mélange of overzealous claims ...