OriginOil in the News
Japanese government to fund algae biofuels research
Biofuels International – September 5, 2012: "US-based energy extraction company OriginOil and the Research Institute of Tsukuba Biotech (RITB) have confirmed the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries grant will go towards building 1-ac sites for the production of biofuels using algae."
Japanese research institute receives funding for algae harvesting biofuel project
Renewable Energy Focus – September 5, 2012: "The Japanese government has made the development of renewable energy a top priority following the Fukushima disaster in March 2011. Its Fiscal Year 2013 budget has allocated “limitless reconstruction expenses”..."
OriginOil’s Japanese research partner receives grant for bioremediation and biofuel program
BioBased Digest – September 4, 2012: "OriginOil announced that their Japanese research partner has received government funding for an ambitious algae biofuels program to provide renewable fuels and help eliminate radioactive materials, for which it intends to use OriginOil algae harvesting technology..."
Japanese Group lands algae grant, tips deployment of OriginOil system
BiofuelsDigest – August 31, 2012: "In California, OriginOil reported that its Japanese research partner has received government funding for an ambitious algae biofuels program to provide renewable fuels and help eliminate radioactive materials..."
Japanese institute backed for algae fuel/decontamination venture
Clean Biz Asia – August 31, 2012: "Grant approval has come from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to build one-acre sites to prove biofuel production and toxic remediation using algae. The venture will look to manufacture renewable fuels using OriginOil’s algae harvesting technology..."
Japan taps algae for renewable fuels and radioactive waste cleanup
EcoSeed – August 31, 2012: "A government-backed algae production project in Japan seeks to look into algae as a source of renewable fuels as well as a way to eliminate radioactive materials...."
OriginOil’s Algae Harvesting Systems Heading to Japan
Algae Industry Magazine – August 30, 2012: "OriginOil, Inc's research partner in Japan has reported receiving government funding for an ambitious algae biofuels program to provide renewable fuels and help eliminate radioactive materials, for which it intends to use OriginOil algae harvesting technology..."
OriginOil: Algae harvester to clean radioactive sites in Japan.
Zacks Research – August 30, 2012: "The Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-tech has received grant approval to build one-acre sites to validate the use of algae in bio-remediation. Of the two initial sites one will be a control site and the other will use OriginOil's technology..."
Two Potential Opportunities in Algae Biofuels
US Greentechnology – August 21, 2012: "...OriginOil Inc. are two companies that are well positioned to capitalize on the trends in algae biofuels...."
US DOE Orders Two OriginOil Systems For Algae And Oil And Gas Applications
New Technology Magazine – August 9, 2012: "One unit is designed to dewater algae continuously and with very low energy, while the other can recover 98 per cent of contaminants from frac water in a single pass, as shown in third party testing..."
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