Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)
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Everyone: Algal biofuels
Required Reading/Viewing
- [1] ExxonMobil Bets $600 Million on Algae
- [2] Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables?
- https://www.technologyreview.com/s/515041/exxon-takes-algae-fuel-back-to-the-drawing-board/
- [3] Can we save the algae biofuel industry? Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page.
- [4] Solazyme
Additional information
- Sapphire Sapphire Energy company video
// Promotional video for a company pursuing algal biofuels and bioproducts. Watch on YouTube.
- [5] DOE Algal Biofuels
- [6] All about algae.com
- [7] – Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.
- YouTube – INEOS INEOS Bio company video
- [8] Energy from floating algae ponds
1. Algal Biofuels
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
1. Cellulosic Ethanol
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [9] An overview of second generation biofuel technologies 19963372
// Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
- [10] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links
- [11] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill
- Bioenergy at DOE. Especially, check out the From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat
- Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol
- [12] UT Switchgrass Research
- HowStuffWorks: Cellulosic Ethanol | Algal Biodiesel
2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [13] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- [14] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video.
- [15] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill