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AlgaEnergy has participated in the conference “New Energy Solutions in Aviation: Biofuels”
AlgaEnergy has participated in the conference "New Energy Solutions in Aviation: Biofuels", held on November 2, 2011 at the Engineering Institute of Spain (IIE), in collaboration with the Spanish College of Aeronautical Engineering and the R&D Committee of the IIE.
AlgaEnergy presents its microalgae products for aquaculture during the Aquaculture Europe 2011 fair, Rhodes (Greece)
Held for the first time in Greece, AE2011 was attended by 1029 participants (870 full conference delegates, including 166 students) from 51 countries and is a new record attendance (full conference delegates) for an Aquaculture Europe stand-alone event. “The best EAS...
Presentation to the media of AlgaEnergy’s Demo Plant for production of microalgae, located in Arcos de la Frontera (Cadiz)
The companies AlgaEnergy and Iberdrola will launch this initiative in Arcos de la Frontera (Cadiz). The facility will serve for the cultivation of microalgae on an industrial scale, through the technology of fixation of carbon dioxide and the subsequent exploitation...
Algae’s Second Try
Fifteen years ago, the United States gave up on algae-based biofuels. But since 2000, more than $2 billion in private funds have flooded into the field. So why the change?SEE ARTICLE
The Spanish Airport Operator, Aena, puts its faith in the production of biofuel from microalgae
The Technological Platform for the Experimentation with Microalgae (PTEM) is the most modern and powerful R&D tool known to today in biotechnology of microalgae. It aims to develop the cultivation of different microalgae strains and to experience their behavior...
US to invest 510 million dollars to promote biofuels for military and commercial use
The departments of Energy and Agriculture, and the United States Navy will invest up to 510 million dollars over three years to promote the production of advanced biofuels, intended for the military and commercial transportation.SEE ARTICLE (in Spanish)
Radio Euskadi interviews Mr. Augusto Rodríguez-Villa, President of AlgaEnergy
Radio Euskadi, in its scientific program "The Mechanics of the Snail" directed by Eva Caballero, interviews Mr. Augusto Rodríguez-Villa, President of AlgaEnergy.LISTEN TO INTERVIEW (in Spanish)
Mobile unit for the capture and biofixation of CO2: a new technological breakthrough developed by the company AlgaEnergy together with the University of Almeria
This mobile unit aimed at the cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms for the capture and subsequent biological fixation of the CO2 contained in flue gases, thereby enabling to assess the suitability of such gases as carbon source for the cultivation of those...
Cultivation of microalgae at the Barajas Airport (Madrid) to generate biofuel
According to the Head of Environment of Aena Aeropuertos, this plan can only be achieved if biofuels are used in aviation, as the only way to "decarbonise aviation" is to ensure that in the future at least a 50% of biofuels is used.SEE ARTICLE (in Spanish)
Biofuels from algae or wood chips are approved for use by passenger airlines
Fuel processed from organic waste or non-food materials, such as algae or wood chips, may comprise as much as 50 percent of the total fuel burned to power passenger flights, ATA spokesman Steve Lott and a Boeing Co. (BA) official told Bloomberg.SEE ARTICLE