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Algae to the rescue

Algae to the rescueNot a bad planI think it has a fair shot of not only working, but turning a profit.RE: Algae to the rescue"The algae can be harvested from biodiesel or animal food."The other way around?ScaleIt will be interesting to see the scale needed to be effectiveWOWWhat an amazing...

Tags: carbon dioxide, Algae, rescue, Water Vapor

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

Algae to oil: big step toward realization

Algae to oil: big step toward realizationAny idea to turn organic material into fuel will just make things worstTurning a food source yes algae is a food source for other food sources into oil is nothing more than making the situation worst.Let's see:- The MPG of a vehicle drops 20%...

Tags: Food & Beverage, food source, food, Algae

Discussion threads 2009-02-22

Got waste? Feed it to the algae. Presto chango it

Got waste? Feed it to the algae. Presto chango itAlgae grow year around in temperate climates tooThere is a University of Nevada research report URL below that takes you to some interesting things about algae research.http://www.unr.edu/nevadanews/templates/details.aspx?articleid=4810&zoneid=40Message has been deleted.RE: Got waste? Feed it to the algae. Presto chango...

Tags: Presto-Chango, algae

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Biotech for food, fuel

At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., J. Craig Venter says going from food to fuel--corn to ethanol--is taking resources in the wrong direction. He discusses oil palm and the jatropha genome as future fuel possibilities, and talks about algae as a way to convert carbon back into a...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Biotechnology, Manufacturing, green, bioengineering, oil, food, algae, carbon, energy, crops, chemicals

Videos 2008-09-18

Algae to fuel our cars?

Algae to fuel our cars?Technology solving the pollution problemLet's just hope the solution becomes feasible sooner rather than later, at least while we still have polar icecaps. With gas prices what they are (a function of a fast-growing China), though, I can see hydrogen fuel cells becoming feasible much...

Tags: algae, Algae, hydrogen

Discussion threads 2005-09-11

Additional Resources

What's a brick?

CinderblockMany years ago a product called cinderblock was made from coal fire residue. It was similar to standard concrete block. In many cases, over time, it proved far less satisfactory. One big problem was degradation in a wet environment. It would get sort of mushy and...

Tags: ash, fly ash

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Word, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Sam Diaz, E-books, Microsoft Windows 7, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way

now this is cooloil is a great portable energy source. I'm all for making it as cheap and abundant as possible.RE: Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way1. Dr. Trent should re-read the NREL 1998 report on its 20 years of research into algae as a fuel source...

Tags: Food & Beverage, NASA, food

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

SmartPlanet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way

NASA scientist Jonathan Trent is developing a smarter way to turn algae into oil. He's created plastic osmotic containers that will float below the surface of the ocean, grow algae, and then help it bloom into oil. He says the new method is more beneficial because algae can grow in...

Tags: NASA, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Is this the great greentech break-through?

Twenty-five years ago nobody thought computers would revolutionize human communications and commerce. Computers were speedy calculators with the ability to store data, right? The phone and fax and video camera were the dominators of all communication. Right now greentech is dominated by the rush for better and...

Tags: DNA, Biotechnology, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-26

News to know: Culture of cheap; Microsoft, Nokia; eBay; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer Jason Perlow: Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cloud Computing, Phishing, Virtualization, Sales Strategy, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Smart people: Harrison Dillon, CTO, Solazyme

Interestingthx Larry for covering Harrison and Solazyme. Solazyme visited us at Stanford as well this past spring. Its amazing what they do. Solazyme's fuel i think will definetely make a big change in our life. thx for covering this subject. I'd be very curious to hear more about their process...

Tags: Solazyme

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Smart people: Harrison Dillon, CTO, Solazyme

Will algae fuel the car of tomorrow? Harrison Dillon, CTO of Solazyme is growing strains of algae to produce various kinds of renewable oils. He hopes that over the next few years, people will start consuming algae derived products like gasoline, household cleaners, and makeup without ever realizing it. ...

Tags: CTO, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Have you been slimed? Video interview explores potential of algae as renewable energy source

This is not that new.. they have been working for a few years on this.It is in interesting concept though. Humans using lower life forms to do all the work for them.. i like.I am not sure why they are producing crude though.. if they are targetting it as...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, video, Video Interview, renewable energy

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Have you been slimed? Video interview explores potential of algae as renewable energy source

The SmartPlanet sister blog site just posted an interview with Harrison Dillon, the CTO of Solazyme, which is experimenting with algae as a renewable oil source. Hear what Dillon has to say about algae's potential as a gasoline or household cleanser alternative. The video can be found at this link....

Tags: Renewable Energy, Blog, Video, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Marketing, Internet, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-12

How does a solar cell work?

How does a solar cell work?What happenned to the Austrailian project?A couple of years ago I read the "rosie" news that Australia was helping fund an innovative solar cell factory to produce cheap solar cells in mass quantities at a cost of 50 cents per watt???Haven't heard a peep since...

Tags: solar cell

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatomsI won't gripe about the lawyer crack.You can even throw in used car salesmen an politicians.Interesting thing about diatoms. They live in water. The article you linked to neglected to mention whether or not the diatoms in question live in ocean...

Tags: carbon, carbon dioxide, pollution

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Researchers say there's enough oil made by tiny diatoms to power the planet. Or at least reduce worries about "peak oil." We simply have to harvest it, "milk" it they say. Diatoms are single-cell algae that naturally produce oil as part of their living activities. Diatoms, these...

Tags: Diatoms, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Following the money

There is an on-going debate around the globe on how much government money is needed to support cleaner energy technology, and whether it will matter in the long-run. Here's a brief summary of the arguments for and against renewable energy subsidies. Also, the question of how the research...

Tags: Human Nature, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Government, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-01

500 billion tons, and counting

500 billion tons, and countingAs always, great reporting. But, given the numbers in your polls, theproblem will ONLY be fixed AFTER major calamities caused by global warming. It will be about a million times worse than the swine flu.Obama can only do so much without the support of the American...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-04-30