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Your Next Flight May Be Powered By Algae--And A Lot Cheaper

Biofuel-powered aircraft have finally been approved, and could cut airlines' fuel costs in half. When's the maiden flight?READ»

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Shell Ditches Algae Biofuel

As the hype around algae fuel wanes, Shell announces it is exiting its final algae biofuel commitment, as part of a move to cut biofuel research paths from 10 technologies to five.READ»

Algae: Maybe Not the Miracle Biofuel We All Thought It Was

We've seen plenty of algae fuel startups pop up in the last year. It's not surprising--algae has been heralded as something of a miracle biofuel because it doesn't compete with food crops (unlike corn) and it has high energy yields. ...READ»

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Go Fish: Startup Makes Algae-Based Fish Oil Into Biofuel

Fish plus algae equals oil says a new startup called LiveFuels, the latest algae-based biofuel gambit that's as controversial as it is intriguing.READ»

BP Joins Exxon in Algae Fuel Lovefest

The latest Big Oil endorsement of algae-derived fuels signals that the technology may be feasible--and a better alternative--sooner than anyone expected.READ»

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Five Companies That Are Turning Algae Into Energy

We recently received a press release from a fledging company called Renewed World Energies claiming that it has created the first commercially viable algae-processing system. The company expects to have two acres of commercial algae ...READ»