Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)
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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
- Sims REH, Mabee W, Saddler JN, Taylor M (2010) An overview of second generation biofuel technologies Bioresour Technol 101:1570–1580.
Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details. - DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – read this page and click around the other ethanol links
- For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill Erica Gies Yale Environment 360 Nov 3, 2014.
- Bioenergy at DOE.
Especially, check out the From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat - Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol
Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page.
2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill David Biello Scientific American May 25, 2010.
- How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill David Biello Scientific American April 28, 2015
Watch the embedded video and slide show. - Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill MicrobeWiki
3. Frackibacter
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells Pam Frost Gorder Ohio State Press Release Sept 5, 2016.
- Daly RA et al. (2016) Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales Nat Microbiol 1:16146.
