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AlgaEnergy make a presentation on the “Microalgae Cultivation for Aquaculture” during the conferences “Biodiversity and Aquaculture”
Juan Mato, Vice President of AlgaEnergy, and Juan Pablo Jiménez, Sales Manager of the same, make a presentation on the "Microalgae Cultivation for Aquaculture" during the conferences "Biodiversity and Aquaculture" held at the National Natural Sciences Museum, in the...
A EU project explores marine resources, including microalgae, in search of bioactive compounds
The EU FP7 MAREX project is a joint effort of 19 academic, research institute, and industrial partners from 13 countries for exploring and researching of marine bioactive compounds. MAREX plans to go through the whole discovery path from sourcing of marine organisms...
Advances in the search for more sustainable aquaculture feed
Increasing the number of people from all over the world who choose to fish as a source of lean protein is stimulating global growth of aquaculture. To meet these demands, Barrows and his colleagues at the Research Unit of Small and Potato Germplasm Grain, a division...
Newcastle University researches algae biofuel
Newcastle University is hosting one of the main research projects, looking at the generation and extraction of the fuel. This research is focused in marine bioenergy – or biofuels from the sea. The need to replace fossil fuels, particularly those used in the transport...
AlgaEnergy introduces its microalgae products for aquaculture during the “Aquaculture Europe 2010” fair, Porto (Portugal)
Aquaculture Europe 2010 has brought back the focus on the future of marine aquaculture in Europe, addressing many topics related to island, coastal and ocean aquaculture, as well as covering the production of freshwater species.SEE FLYER
FAO publishes study on the use of algae for biofuel production
The study authors are Sjors van Iersel and Alessandro Flammini, who aimed at revising the potential of the combined production of fuel, food and other valuable chemicals from algae.SEE ARTICLE (in Spanish)DOWNLOAD REPORT "ALGAE-BASED BIOFUELS: APPLICATIONS AND...
Bio-fuel production in algae: towards its commercialization
The readers of this article may have either of two different opinions on the algal fuel. One may regards it as a dream technology, while the other as a dreamy story. Perhaps, the reality lies in-between: algal fuel is currently not commercially feasible, but it will...
REPSOL and IBERDROLA on the move in the market and research on microalgae for energy purposes
The first to make a move this summer has been Repsol. The company announced on August 2 the acquisition of a 20% stake in AlgaEnergy, biotechnology company researching on biofuels from microalgae. The oil & gas company said that it intended to "actively cooperate...
Augusto Rodriguez-Villa, President of AlgaEnergy, interviewed by the online magazine “A Fondo”
"Microalgae can contribute to change the guidelines which govern society nowadays, providing endless food and sustainable and clean energy, at the expense of direct sunlight", says AlgaEnergy's President, Augusto Rodríguez-Villa.It is of great importance to promote...
REPSOL buys a 20% stake in AlgaEnergy, a microalgae biotechnology company
Repsol has completed the acquisition of a 20% stake in AlgaEnergy, company specialized in microalgae research, in order to complement and strengthen the "research of Repsol in the use of microalgae for the production of second generation biofuels". See Repsol's Press...