Tag Archives: algae

Different Algae Biofuels

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech researchers have reached to the genome of the marine algae sequence which will help in producing new biofuel from algae. Researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have assembled the draft genome of a marine algae sequence to aid scientists across the US in a project that aims … Continue reading

Sapphire Energy Funds $144M To Turn Algae Into Gasoline

As the need for alternative sources of fuel beside the fossil fuel arises, algae fuel has started to draw attention. The Algae fuel release carbon dioxide as fossil fuel when it is burnt, but the growing of more algae will absorb the carbon dioxide unlike the fossil fuels. Sapphire Energy has announced that it has … Continue reading

Who Discovered Crude Oil (Petroleum)

The crude oil is called over the ore extracted from the ground directly. Crude oil is composed mainly from Carbon, Hydrogen, Sulfur, Oxygen, metals and salts. Crude oil (petroleum) is the main source of energy on earth, although its major bad effects on the environment but there are no clean alternatives that are able to … Continue reading

Bananas Peels Clean Water

  How many kilos of bananas peels have you thrown in the garbage. I guess no one ever thought that this peels could be useful. Now you should change your mind after the discovery of the Brazilian team that would take over any other way used to clean wastewater. We read about lots of ways … Continue reading

New Sources of Biofuel

It is a very good sign that researchers started looking for other sources of biofuel other than the eatable sources like maize, corn and wheat, which is for most people needed for eating. A new discovery of biofuel from waste wood plants The US departement of energy led by energy secretary Steven Chu, the research … Continue reading

Sahara Forest Project

The Sahara Forest Project, is a big dream coming to reality. It aims to create green oases in desert areas by producing fresh drinking water, food and fuel. The Jordan-Norway agreement may save that dream, the agreement is to build the project in Aqaba, near the Red Sea in Jordan on a 200,000 square metre … Continue reading