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Dirty Coal And Algae Fuel: The Start Of A Beautiful Friendship

Algae eats CO2, and then it makes fuel. Where do we have a lot of CO2? Spewing out of coal power plants. Now OriginOil is working to use those emissions to feed algae and ramp up the biofuels business.READ»

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Project to Turn Coal Plant CO2 Into Biofuel a Success

Algae has been the darling of the biofuel industry for the past few years, but it hasn't gained much traction--until now.READ»

Abandoned Mines: The New Algae-Harvesting Powerhouses?

Algae is one of the hottest new biofuel materials, with over a dozen companies attempting to make the slimy stuff a viable feedstock. Most of them rely on the natural simplicity of the organism--sun and water turn CO2 from algae ...READ»