Explainer: what are algal biofuels?
The problem we face with fossil fuels being ultimately a finite resource has exposed our need for renewable fuels. But research is underway on new and more environmentally-savvy ways to fuel our growing…
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Explainer: the evolution of biofuels
It’s one of the key challenges of our generation: transforming our global energy use from emissions-intensive, non-renewable fossil fuels to low-carbon, sustainable energy technologies.
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Bright green algal bloom is so vast it can be seen from space
A field of green algae stretching hundreds of kilometres across the ocean surface near Antarctica is so bright that it is…
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Algae holds key to biofuel
An algae gene has enabled plants to store lipids and vegetable oil in its leaves.
Unlike seeds, plants do not typically…
Plant-eating algae a hope for biofuel
Algae can get energy from other plants, researchers from Bielefeld University have found. Conventional wisdom held that plants…
Bubbles build better biofuels
Thanks to microbubble technology, harvesting algae for use as a biofuel could become easier and more affordable.
The technique…
Fill ‘er up, with microalgae
Microalgae are an interesting alternative to other biofuel crops such as corn or soy. Microalgae are individual cells or…
Dolomite discovery may solve 100 year mystery
The discovery of dolomite contained within a living organism has begun to answer questions about coral that have been puzzling…
