Reuters – December 31,
2008: "One could say they are working on the green slime that could change the world. In an unassuming converted warehouse in Los Angeles, the 10 employees of OriginOil are working to perfect the way microscopic algae is grown and refined.... OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable
way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other
resources than other biofuels, such as corn."
Biofuels Digest – December 22, 2008: The world's most widely read biofuels daily ranks OriginOil in thir Top 50 of bioenergy companies. "The qualifying criteria was making at least one appearance in the Digest over the past 12 months, or a nomination from the readership. The most important measure was the quality of the intellectual property owned or developed by the company. The second most important measure was the due diligence done on the company by public and private investors. The third measure was measurable progress towards commercialization. Early-stage companies were measured against typical early-stage milestones."
AmericanWay – December 15, 2008: “Too much light or
too little, and algae stops producing. Too hot or too cold, and again, algae
stops producing... And
when you grow a large amount of algae, the cultures eventually get so thick
that it blocks light, preventing the optimal growth of more algae. …have come
up with ingenious solutions to these problems. OriginOil, in Los Angeles, has
patented a system with a vertical shaft that rotates very-low-energy lights in
a helix pattern...."
Is Algae the New Solution to Fuel/Oil Production?
Chem.info – October 2008: “…prominent algae scientist Takaaki Maekawa has made a positive evaluation of the technology.…”
Biofuels: Hopes Ride on Next Generation
London Financial Times – September 16, 2008: “… Riggs Eckelberry, chief executive of Origin Oil, says his company is looking at several strains of algae which can be harnessed…”
Going Green
Chem.info – August 2008: “OriginOil looks to improve the methodologies surrounding algae production in unlocking its profit and application potential as an oil source…”
Origin Oil presents at algae conference
BioDiesel Magazine – August 23, 2008: “The future of algae is aglow. OriginOil, Inc. presented its photobioreactor technology at the National Algae Association Business Plan Forum...”
On Golden Pond
Los Angeles Business Journal – August 5, 2008: “To many Southern Californians, algae are little more than a nuisance growing in their backyard swimming pools. But to Riggs Eckelberry, they are green gold…"
Origin Oil Fuels Hope for a Credible Solution for Global Oil Woes
OilVoice – April 28, 2008: “OriginOil is an oil producing company with a difference.... The company does not plan to manufacture the algae feedstock or the oil. Instead it will give out technology modules so that everyone could use micro algae to create low cost oil.... Origin Oil went public recently. About 32.0 million of its shares are up for grabs.... ”
OriginOil Is All About Algae
Forbes.com – April 25, 2008: “Newly public OriginOil is betting its future on a bottom-up approach to solving the global oil crisis...”
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