Technical References
Green Algae Strategy: End Oil Imports and Engineer Sustainable Food and Fuel
Mark Edwards, PhD – September 2008: The oldest, tiniest yet fastest growing plant on Earth promises to provide sufficient energy to displace oil imports and yield…carbon neutral biofuel.
A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program
US Dept of Energy’s Office of Fuel Development – July 2008: From 1978 to 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fuels Development funded a program to develop renewable transportation fuels from algae.
Biodiesel from Microalgae
Massey University, New Zealand – February 2007: As demonstrated here, microalgae appear to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand...
Microalgae: Biotechnology and Microbiology (Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology)
EW Becker – July 1994: The large-scale cultivation of microalgae and the practical use of its biomass as a source of certain constituents (for instance, lipids) was probably first considered…
The Effects of Light Intensity on the Growth Rates of Green Algae
Dept of Botany, University of Maryland – October 1957: Among the environmental factors affecting the growth rates of unicellular algae, light is frequently at an improper level.
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