Various combinations of algal species were grown in 80 cattle tanks at the University of Michigan's E.S. George Reserve near Pinckney. Photo provided l Daryl Marshke/Michigan Photography. ANN ARBOR, ...

Volkswagen of America, Inc. has opened the renewable fuels door wider now that its two-year Renewable Diesel Evaluation Program in collaboration with Solazyme, Inc. and Amyris, Inc., two of the ...

NORFOLK, Va. -- The scientists from Old Dominion University stood on the roof of the local sewage plant and smiled. "Look at the color," said Margaret Mulholland, pointing to emerald-green slime ...

Newly released research projects the algae biofuel market will more than double in the next six years. Zion Market Research's report, released on Monday, shows the algae biofuel market was valued at ...

Scientists are working to turn algae into a commercially viable source of so-called “biofuel." University of Delaware researchers are studying algae as a possible solution. Huge upswings in oil prices ...

Sapphire Energy, a company that creates algae-based fuel, just announced a whopping $144 million in funding. In recent years several startups have emerged to create fuel out of plant material, all ...

Many people may think of algae as no more than the gross substance that infests swimming pools. But Dr. Qiang Hu, head researcher of Polytechnic campus's Department of Applied Biological Sciences, ...