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* [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518 Can we save the algae biofuel industry?] ''The Conversation'' May 9, 2015 <br>Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page. | * [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518 Can we save the algae biofuel industry?] ''The Conversation'' May 9, 2015 <br>Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page. | ||
* [http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=38883.php Jet Fuel from Algae?] ''Nanowerk'' Jan 29, 2015 <br>Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it. | * [http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=38883.php Jet Fuel from Algae?] ''Nanowerk'' Jan 29, 2015 <br>Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it. | ||
− | * Company webpages useful for answering questions: [http://solazymeindustrials.com/ Solazyme] | [http://algaetec.com.au/ ALGAE.TEC] | <s>[http://www.sapphireenergy.com/ Sapphire Energy]</s> | + | * Company/industry group webpages useful for answering questions: [http://solazymeindustrials.com/ Solazyme] | [http://algaetec.com.au/ ALGAE.TEC] | [http://allaboutalgae.com/ All about algae.com] | <s>[http://www.sapphireenergy.com/ Sapphire Energy]</s> |
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* [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels DOE Algal Biofuels] including [http://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-algae-fuel ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video] | * [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels DOE Algal Biofuels] including [http://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-algae-fuel ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video] | ||
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* [http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/utex/ UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin] | * [http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/utex/ UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin] | ||
* Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239 Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.] ''Eukaryot Cell'' '''9''':486–501. | * Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239 Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.] ''Eukaryot Cell'' '''9''':486–501. |
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Everyone: Algal biofuels
Required Reading/Viewing
- ExxonMobil Bets $600 Million on Algae Kate Howell Scientific American July 14, 2009.
- Exxon Takes Algae Fuel Back to the Drawing Board Kevin Bullis MIT Technology Review May 20, 2013.
- Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables? Matthew Morton Greentech Media March 12, 2015
- Can we save the algae biofuel industry? The Conversation May 9, 2015
Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page. - Jet Fuel from Algae? Nanowerk Jan 29, 2015
Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it. - Company/industry group webpages useful for answering questions: Solazyme | ALGAE.TEC | All about algae.com |
Sapphire Energy
Additional information
- DOE Algal Biofuels including ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video
- UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin
- Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production. Eukaryot Cell 9:486–501.
- Scott SA et al. (2010) Biodiesel from algae: Challenges and prospects. Curr Opin Biotechnol 21:277–286.
- Energy from floating algae ponds Jonathan Trent TEDGlobal Talk June 2012.
This is a more speculative vision of algal biofuels.
1. Cellulosic Ethanol
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [1] An overview of second generation biofuel technologies 19963372
// Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
- [2] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links
- [3] 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
- [4] UT Switchgrass Research
- HowStuffWorks: Cellulosic Ethanol | Algal Biodiesel
2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [5] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- [6] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video.
- [7] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill