AIM Interview: C.J. Warner and Tim Zenk—Page 2
What from your background in gas and oil applies directly to what’s going on right now at Sapphire? C.J.: Oh boy! I draw from it everyday—from project management and engineering construction…
Read MoreOct 30, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
What from your background in gas and oil applies directly to what’s going on right now at Sapphire? C.J.: Oh boy! I draw from it everyday—from project management and engineering construction…
Read MoreOct 30, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
If it seems like there hasn’t been a lot of news lately coming from the algae industry’s largest algae-to-fuel gamble, Sapphire Energy, well, we’re happy to report that it’s not about trouble in paradise…
Read MoreAug 8, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Research
Dr. Richard Sayre keeps his plate full as both the Director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and as the CTO of the high profile algae startup, Phycal, Inc. Recently, he also co-chaired…
Read MoreJun 19, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Education, Innovations
Although veteran research scientist at Montana State University, Dr. Keith Cooksey, describes himself modestly as a biochemist that works with microorganisms, his algal biofuel-driven discoveries from the ’80s and ’90s are still considered…
Read MoreJun 5, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
A recent announcement from OriginOil that Paul Reep had been given the job of Senior Vice President of Technology seemed to have more going on behind it than the release suggested. While his impressive…
Read MoreJun 1, 2011 | Special Report: Spirulina
Understanding the role of microscopic algae, the foundation of life, can help us develop restorative models of personal and planetary health. Algae are an essential part of Earth’s self-regulating life support system. Innovative schemes and dreams…
Read MoreMay 15, 2011 | Algae 101
The SOAR project, Save Our (children’s) Agricultural Resources, holds promise to yield six times the energy derived from the nine billion gallons of corn ethanol produced annually. SOAR may also deliver…
Read MoreMay 8, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, California Polytechnic State University, Education, Innovations
As an environmental engineering professor at California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo, CA, Dr. Tryg Lundquist researches how wastewater can make algae biofuel and how algae biofuel…
Read MoreApr 24, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
To those who have been following Fort Collins, Colorado-based Solix Biofuels, one of the major players in the short history of the algal biofuels industry, rumblings of change have been evident…
Read MoreMar 14, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Arizona State University, Education, Research
When a guy like Mark Edwards says, “He is the smartest guy I know,” I have to pay attention. “Who is the smartest guy you know?” I ask him. “Yes,” he says. “Hu is the smartest guy I know”…
Read MoreTwo types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such as sugars…
Read MoreFeb 28, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
“The conclusions from the Aquatic Species Program are not correct,” says Algenol CEO Paul Woods, taking issue with the 1980’s assessment that photobioreactors cannot be a cost effective means…
Read MoreJan 23, 2011 | A.I.M. Interviews, Scale Up
Dr. Jason Pyle, the high profile CEO at the even more high profile “green crude” developer, Sapphire Energy, holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Physiology, as well as an M.D., from Stanford University…
Read MoreJan 2, 2011 | Algae 101
Food and energy security play havoc with environmental policies, economics and society. Too many countries, including the U.S., enact comprehensive anti-pollution policies and…
Read MoreDec 26, 2010 | Features
When we considered running a look at the year’s highlights in the algae world, we decided to go right to the experts and see what was on their minds over this past year. It’s pretty easy to do this in the Internet Age…
Read MoreNov 29, 2010 | A.I.M. Interviews, Innovations
The National Alliance for Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) consortium, the 33-member collaboration of government research laboratories, university labs and private industry, recently announced achieving…
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