"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Algae biofuel can reduce vehicle lifecycle CO2 emissions 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels when using an Energy Return on Investment (EROI) model. "With significant emissions reductions ...

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." ...

Using algae to make biodiesel has been talked about and tested for a while now. One of the leaders in the field is GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, which is giving the little plants CO2-rich ...

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 ...

A Baltimore-area company has signed a $3 million deal to help a wastewater treatment plant use algae to transform sewage into ...

BRK Technology to partner with energy firm to develop scalable algal biofuels for reducing carbon emissions in heavy transport sectors. HONG KONG, HONG KONG, January 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com ...