algal biofuels

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Plants at the pump

March 6, 2017 • LIVERMORE, Calif.—Regular, unleaded or algae? That’s a choice drivers could make at the pump one day. But for algal biofuels to compete with petroleum, farming algae has to become less expensive. Toward that goal, Sandia National Laboratories is testing strains of algae for resistance to a host of predators and...

Categories: Biology, Energy / Environment / Water, Transportation

Topics: algal biofuels, auto engine, car engine, EERE

Turning algae into energy

October 7, 2009 • Project converts dairy wastes to energy, other products ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As part of a project to create alternative sources of energy, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are cultivating green algae that holds promise as a new supply of biofuel. “People have been growing algae for centuries for food supplements...

Categories: Biology, Climate Change, Energy / Environment / Water, Renewable energy, Transportation

Topics: algal biofuels, biofuel, biomass, dairy effluent, energy, New Mexico Small Business Association, recycling, sustainable