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Erin Voegele, Biorefining MagazineBioinformatics can offer efficient, automated, accelerated analysis of genetic data
Many biorefining companies engineer more than equipment and mechanical processes in technology development. They also engineer, design or breed microorganisms, whether algae, yeast or bacteria. To design the most efficient, cost-effective process technology possible, these companies must ensure that the microorganisms they employ are highly effective at performing whatever conversion necessary. This often involves extensive work with gene sequencing and analysis.
A new era of domestic energy
Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Algal Biomass OrganizationAs we move into 2012, I think everyone is in agreement the world needs more fuel – of any type. Cambridge Energy Research Associates, the leading analyst group for the petroleum industry, estimates that by 2030, the world will demand 35 million barrels per day of liquids from unidentified sources—an “oil gap” that must be filled.
Top 10 Women of BioFuels
Lisa Ann Pinkerton, CleanTechies Guest AuthorAs the founder of the Bay Area networking group, Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, I am keenly interested in learning about who the media thinks as being the most influential women in the field. However, it feels like every top ten list for women in Cleantech always lists the same lovely ladies. This is not to say that the women are not contributing massively to the effort of clean technology, they are. And there are so many more women in the field!
Algae-based fuels may soon gush from the desert
Kevin Robinson-Avila, New Mexico Business WeeklyAlgae ponds are starting to color New Mexico’s desert landscape green.
Sapphire Energy Inc., which uses a proprietary process to turn algae oil into renewable gasoline to replace fossil fuels at the pump, broke ground last June on a 300-acre commercial demonstration facility in Columbus.
Groundwork Has Been Laid At Sapphire Energy
Marvin Tessneer, Las Cruces BulletinSapphire Energy is constructing an integrated algal bio-refinery (IABR) to produce green crude oil on a site near Columbus, N.M., in Luna County, the first commercial facility in the country, according to a company newsletter. Sapphire, which is headquartered in San Diego, also operates a 22-acre test and development facility in Las Cruces’ West Mesa Industrial Park.
Two bright-green projects are budding in southern New Mexico
Kevin Robinson-Avila, New Mexico Business WeeklyTwo bright-green projects are budding in southern New Mexico.
Algae Biofuels Inject Money Into San Diego’s Economy
Erik Anderson, KPBSSAN DIEGO — A survey by the San Diego Association of Governments found the algae biofuels industry is responsible for 466 local jobs. That's a significant jump over the 210 jobs that existed two years ago. SANDAG's review said local efforts are responsible for a $41 million payroll and another $80 million in economic impacts. The impact will reach far beyond San Diego's borders.
The 7 Paths of the New Agriculture
Jim Lane, Biofuels DigestBiofuels booming? It’s not just the new transformative processing technologies, it’s the new agriculture.
Here’s what’s going on, by whom, and where, when and why.
Forbes Mag's Most Promising Companies List Includes Green Companies
SustainableBusiness.com NewsAmidst the hamburger outlets and online survey providers that won coveted spots on Forbes Magazines' America's Most Promising Companies list are a bunch of interesting green companies.
They demonstrate the variety of innovative ideas that are successfully making it in the market these days.
Sapphire Energy Out to Prove That Crud Can Take On Crude
Dr. Christine M. English, United States Department of EnergyFor most people, the notion that the green gunk coating various pond and river bottoms is a potential fuel source sounds like science fiction. But the fact is, several projects sponsored by the Energy Department are actively developing various ways to turn that “green gunk”, called algae, into a renewable and sustainable transportation fuel that will help reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
