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Algae Key in Pilot Project

A pilot project this summer between Rochester Institute of Technology and Wyoming County-based Synergy Biogas LLC could reduce an environmental concern, solve a disposal problem and lead to a new way to produce fuel for vehicles—all through the use of algae. Jeffrey Lodge, associate professor in the Thomas Gosnell School of Life Sciences, is running a three-month pilot program at Synergy ...

Jun. 30, 2016

By CH4 Biogas LLC

Proposed rule for farms aims to improve Lake Erie

Ohio's lawmakers are taking their first step toward slowing the spread of algae in Lake Erie since a toxin contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people. Legislation approved in the state House would ban farmers in much of northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on top of frozen or saturated fields. Another provision would set new rules on dumping dredged sediment in the lake. Both ...

Nov. 28, 2014

By Associated Press

National Algae Association forming buying consortium

National Algae Association Forming Buying Consortium to help drive down algae production costs. The algae production industry is moving at a fast pace and everyone is sensitive about lowering algae production costs. Buying power is one of the keys to the success of our industry. NAA is building a Buying Consortium to help its members build algae farms and production plants more cost ...

Jun. 2, 2009

By National Algae Association

Aurora Algae Introduces the Industry’s First Photosynthetic Algae-Based Platform for Pharmaceutical, Food, Fuel and Aquaculture Products

Formerly Aurora Biofuels, the Company Enters the Commercialization Phase with an Expanded Product Portfolio ALAMEDA, Calif. -Aurora Algae, formerly Aurora Biofuels, today introduced the industry’s first photosynthetic algae-based platform for the production of sustainable, premium products in the pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, aquaculture and fuels ...

Sep. 12, 2010

By Aurora Algae, Inc.

Algae: 10 superstars with strategies for success

From the low points like the closure of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Aquatic Species Program to highs like 2009′s “Summer of Algae”, aquatic organisms from cyanobacteria to macroalgae have maintained a hold over the imagination of a large cheering section of the biofuels industry, and indeed, the world. Lately, relentless television advertising from ...

Jan. 11, 2011

By Green Power Conferences Ltd.

Aurora Algae Expands Operations to Perth, Australia

Developer of Algae-Based Platform for Sustainable Products Opens New Regional Headquarters to Oversee First Commercial-Scale Facility in Northwest Australia ALAMEDA, Calif. & PERTH, Australia- Aurora Algae, a producer of high-performance, premium algae-based products, today announced the company is expanding operations with the opening of a new regional headquarters in Perth, ...

Oct. 3, 2010

By Aurora Algae, Inc.

Algae Industry`s Sustainability Potential Highlights Day Two of 2012 Algae Biomass Summit in Denver

Day two of the 2011 Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and the world's largest algae industry gathering, was ...

Sep. 25, 2012

By Algae Biomass Organization

Impact of sustainable feeds on omega-3 levels in farmed fish

As the global population and its demand for seafood increases, more of our fish will come from aquaculture. Farmed Atlantic salmon are a global commodity and, as an oily fish, contain a rich source of the health promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids. Replacing the traditional finite marine ingredients, fishmeal and fish oil, in farmed ...

Nov. 26, 2017

By Algae Energy, Inc

Seaweed problem could provide algae biofuel solution

It has often been used as a farmland fertilizer, and in some communities it is eaten as a vegetable, but now researchers believe that seaweed could power our cars and heat our homes too. One species of algae in particular, sugar kelp (Laminaria saccharina), is exciting scientists from Norway. ...

Oct. 18, 2014

By Climate News Network

Fertilizers help toxic algae thrive in warming world

Blue-green algae blooms that can turn toxic in freshwater lakes and can kill bathers, farm animals and domestic pets that drink the water are becoming more widespread across the world, according to new research. A combination of excess use of fertilizers containing phosphorus and nitrogen, untreated sewage releases, and warmer water caused by climate change is leading to an increasing threat of ...

Mar. 12, 2015

By Climate News Network

Sapphire Energy`s Commercial Demonstration Algae-to-Energy Facility Now Operational

Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based green crude oil production, today announced the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, the world's first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational. Construction of this first phase, ...

Aug. 26, 2012

By Sapphire Energy

Algae could solve world`s fuel crisis

Genetically modified blue and green algae could be the answer to the world's fuel problems. Bioengineers have already developed algae that produce ethanol, oil and even diesel -- and the only things the organisms need are sunlight, CO2 and seawater. Biochemist Dan Robertson's living gas stations have the dark-green shimmer of oak leaves and are as tiny as E. coli bacteria. Their genetic material ...

Jul. 27, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

CJP to teach Algae Castor Jatropha Jojoba Moringa Pongamia Simarouba Biodiesel

CJP is all set to hold 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training Programme in India from SEPTEMBER 14 -18, 2011. The JatrophaWorld India 11-- the Most Authoritativeplatform shall introduce the A-Z of Sustainable Jatropha Production; sustainable business models; R&D progress, and application technologies, including utilization of Jatropha Crude ...

Feb. 14, 2011

By Advanced Biofuel Center

OriginClear and Farm Equipment Distributor Team Up to Treat Agricultural Effluent

OriginClear Inc. (OTC/QB: OOIL), a leading provider of water treatment solutions, and Renewable Water Technologies (RWT), a spin-off of Wisconsin’s Renewable Algae Group, plan to form a joint venture (JV) to offer ...

Nov. 16, 2015

By OriginClear Inc.

Sapphire Energy and Institute of Systems Biology Partner on Commercial Algae Production

Sapphire Energy, a world leader in producing crude oil from algae, and Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), the pioneers of the cross-disciplinary and integrative systems approach to research, today ...

Oct. 31, 2012

By Sapphire Energy

Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Joint Commercial Agreement

Algae producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: ...

Feb. 2, 2012

By OriginClear Inc.

EPA orders foster poultry farms to stop discharging pollutants into Louisiana waters

On January 26, 2012, the EPA inspected the hatchery and found unauthorized discharges of pollutants from its process wastewater lagoon to an unnamed tributary of Leatherman Creek. Leatherman Creek drains into Black Creek Bayou and it in turn drains into the Red River. “A chicken hatchery should be raising chickens not pollution levels in nearby rivers,” said EPA Regional Administrator ...

Mar. 25, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Aquaculture Water Quality Workshop Offers Tips to Boost Profitability of Fish Farming

Healthy water leads to healthy fish and increases the potential for healthy profits for fish farmers. On the other hand, poor water quality can lead to stressed fish, increasing the chance for the animals’ illness and death, and resulting in income losses for farmers, says Matthew Smith, an Ohio State University Extension aquaculture specialist. Water quality management for fish farmers is ...

Jul. 19, 2016

By Ohio State University

European Consortium Receives €2.2 Million to Develop Safe Solution to Control Sea Lice

Sea lice are the most significant and widespread parasites in open sea aquaculture, causing health issues to cultured fish and a severe risk for the marine environment. The economic damage resulting of sea lice exceeds € 1 billion per year globally in reduced production, quality and pharmacological treatment costs. A European Consortium, coordinated by LG Sonic, started the LiceSonic Project ...

Jun. 19, 2017

By LG Sonic

Ohio State Offers Aquaponics Fish Farming Workshop July 10-11

An innovative aquaculture program offered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University will hold a workshop July 10-11 to provide an in-depth look at the increasingly popular fish farming industry. Held at the Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development at Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon, the workshop will offer current and ...

Jun. 23, 2015

By Ohio State University

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