Algae Summary

Here a summary about different companies involved in Algae production for Biofuels. I will be happy to hear your comments and remarks. Should you have any additional information please feel free to comment or send me more information.

First of all here is the "algae crash course":

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Biodiesel_from_Algae_Oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algaculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel

Solix Biofuels (US)
www.solixbiofuels.com
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4213775.html

Valcent (US)
www.valcent.net

Green Fuel Technologies (US)
http://www.greenfuelonline.com/
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62026851,00.htm
http://www.greenjobs.com/Public/newsitems/news_00040.aspx
http://minnesotaoutside.blogspot.com/2008/03/harvesting-algae-for-biofuels.html
http://blogs.greentechmedia.com/xconomy/2008/03/14/greenfuel-snags-92-million-deal-to-build-european-algae-fuel-plant/
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/11/greenstar_produ.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/#cnnSTCVideo

Global Green Solutions Inc.
http://www.globalgreensolutionsinc.com/s/Home.asp

http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/12/12/algae-biofuel-valcent-vertigro/

Aquaflow (NZ)
http://www.aquaflowgroup.com/investment.html
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0605/S00030.htm

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0803/S00058.htm

http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=21025&cid=4&cname=Business+Today

Life Fuel (US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82CXQX4yq4
http://www.livefuels.com/
http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/31/livefuels-riases-10m-to-turn-algae-into-alternative-fuel/

BTR and Green Star (US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrBC-dORoyE
http://www.greenstarusa.com/index.html
http://www.btrlab.com/index.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/11/gspi-and-btr-to.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS194342+31-Jan-2008+BW20080131

Solazyme (US)
http://www.solazyme.com/
http://video.energypolicytv.com/displaypage.php?vkey=767cffec0e513ae886df&channel=Biofuels
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20080122&ID=8071200&Symbol=US:CVX
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6227572.html
http://media.cleantech.com/1279/solazyme-algae-imperium-renewables

Aurora Biofuels (US)
http://www.aurorabiofuels.com/

Seambiotic (Israel)
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1753&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Technology
http://www.seambiotic.com/

Shell and HR Biopetrolium (US)
http://envirofuel.com.au/2007/12/12/shell-and-hr-biopetroleum-to-grow-marine-algae-for-biodiesel-in-hawaii/
http://www.hrbiopetroleum.com/html/who_we_are.html
http://media.cleantech.com/2189/shell-to-grow-algae-for-biofuel

PertoSun Inc. and Algae Biofuels Inc (US)
http://www.petrosuninc.com/
http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/177/5/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0ZP8ETHW4 (go to 2:00 min)
http://bog55peakoilbog.multiply.com/links/item/88/PetroSun_to_launch_first_commercial-scale_algae_farm_for_biofuel_in_US_1831-acre_facility_to_produce_5000-8000_gallons_per_acre

http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1518/1/

http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2008/01/30-mgy-biodiese.html

USSEC (US)
http://www.ussec.us/research-20.html (Video)

International Energy Inc. (CAN)
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=5704
http://www.internationalenergyinc.com/
http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1436/5/

AlgoDyne Conporation (NL)
http://www.algodynecorp.com/

Circle Biodiesel & Ethanol Corporation (US)
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=8646
http://www.circlebio.com/

OilFox (Argentina)
http://www.oilfox.com.ar/ingles/principal.htm

XL Renewables (US)
http://www.xlbiorefinery.com/index.cfm?page=home

http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1162/5/

Old Dominion University in Norfolk
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7205525 (Video)

Producing Hydrogen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5J49Th9c4

BioKing (NL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSBZa88fy64 (Maybe your Dutch is not up to par but it shows the process, :)
http://www.bioking.nl/

http://claytonbodiecornell.greenoptions.com/2007/11/13/algae-biodiesel-first-industrial-algae-plants-go-online/

http://biodieselfever.com/?p=4

http://www.mmdnewswire.com/leder-in-alterntive-energy-hs-developed-photo-biorector-to-produce-biodiesel-from-alge-1563.html

http://www.themanufacturer.com/us/content/5515/Pond_scum_is_the_%93crop_of_the_future%94

http://www.biodieselnow.com/forums/t/16860.aspx

http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1449

http://www.bioalberta.com/news_details.asp?ID=65

http://www.reuk.co.uk/Bioking-Jatropha-Plantation-Business.htm

http://www.algaeway.com/index.html

Ecology (CZ)
No company link, but this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwaCoBYKNc

GALP (Portugal)
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/03/14/galp-forms-venture-to-use-oil-refinery-combustion-gases-for-algae-production/

InnoVentures Canada

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5634/is_200701/ai_n23654009

Here more companies to study:
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Bio_Diesel.html
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/algae-biofuel.htm

Other to see:
http://www.gobignetwork.com/profiles/Thomas-Grissom.aspx
http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1448/5/
http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1409/5/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWPO4ip-HXI
University of Minnesota (St Paul)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZz-CneGEzo (funny?)
http://www.oilgae.com/ (Everything!)
http://www.oilgae.com/blog/ (RSS feed)
http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html (Biodiesel numbers)
http://www.green-trust.org/biodiesel.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxTICY_7KRQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnOSnJJSP5c
http://www.5min.com/Video/ALGAE--THE-HOLY-GRAIL-OF-BIOFUEL-9736
http://oakhavenpc.org/cultivating_algae.htm
http://biopact.com/2007/06/south-african-algae-biofuels-company.html
http://www.investinalgaebiodiesel.com/