As the U.S. transitions out of a petroleum economy, oil-rich Texas is emerging as something of a surprise leader in biofuel research. If the country’s quintessential oil state sees promise in biofuels, that stands as a powerful indicator that the national market is ready, too, even in the case of algae biofuel, which has been greeted with derision in some circles. Via Lisa Tamayo Algal Biomass Organization Announces Denver, Colorado as Location for6th Annual Algae Biomass SummitAlgal Biomass Organization Announces Denver, Colorado as Location for 6th Annual Algae Biomass Summit Now Accepting Abstracts for Speaking Opportunities and Poster Presentations Via Algae Observer Shamengo pioneer Pierre Calleja has invented something truly remarkable--a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 in the air--at the rate of 1 ton PER YEAR,... 
Our communities would benefit from more trees and plants. But they could also learn to be more like trees and plants too. Here's how. Via Rowan Edwards, Christoph Hensch 
A combination of load reduction, waste heat recovery , and waste-to-energy strategies combined with an array of solar panels ensures that this densely populated mixed-use building can generate all of its own energy, while the ... Via Rowan Edwards 
A US Navy plan to have half its fleet running on alternative fuels by the end of the decade may provide a boost to Australian producers. 
The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills. 
A genetically modified strain of common gut bacteria may lead to a new technology for making biofuels that does not compete with food crops for arable acreage... Via Flora Moon 
New discovery means ethanol can be produced from seaweed, sparing food crops. 
Researchers have engineered microorganisms to break down the sugars in seaweed into ethanol, creating a potential new source of renewable fuel. Via CGIAR Climate, Alan Yoshioka |
Snow blown into the Antarctic Ocean from the frozen continent has triggered an algal bloom so large and vividly green it can be seen from space. The bloom is thought to be phaeocystis algae. 
Algae: Fuel of the Future?National Review OnlineBy Nash Keune President Obama's latest renewable-energy fixation is algae. 
TED Talks Algae plus salt water equals … fuel? At TEDxNASA@SiliconValley, Bilal Bomani reveals a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces biofuels -- without wasting arable land or fresh water. 
A professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a team of researchers have developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy. Via Raphael Souchier, Rowan Edwards 
Developers of a new concept in urban farming, the Plantagon Greenhouse, broke ground for the first structure in Sweden this week. The new type of greenhouse for vertical farming in cities provides a way to use excess heat and CO2 from industries while growing crops. 
"Palm oil-diesel. Extinction and climate disaster." It’s been a bad few weeks for biofuels produced from food crops: first, the US Environmental Protection Agency said that biodiesel made from palm oil will not count towards the country’s renewable... 
Three brothers in Tuscany have become carbon farmers and turned sustainable farming into a profitable business. 
By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? 
Call for Abstracts- Submit your abstract by 24th February 2012: http://t.co/cSz4jh7G 2nd International Conference #Algae #Biofuels... 
Algae-based fuel is a step closer to reality. Scientists in California have genetically modified a microbe so that it can convert seaweed into biofuel, the Guardian reports. "Natural seaweed... Green News Summaries. 
If you think powering your gadgets with plants sounds like a strange idea, think again. Scientists at Cambridge University are working with designers to develop the next generation of photovoltaics that harness the biological power of plant photosynthesis. To give a visual idea of how these biophotovoltaics (BPVs) may look like, doctoral candidate Paolo Bombelli collaborated with designers Alex Driver and Carlos Peralta to produce these intriguing concept designs, ranging from a moss-powered lamp to a colony of 'solar masts'. Via Rowan Edwards |
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