An L.A. startup developing a way to extract oil from algae has found its first paying customer. OriginOil Inc. recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with MBD Energy Ltd., an Australian ...

An L.A. startup that develops technology to turn algae into fuel is getting a boost from an unlikely source: the wastewater treatment industry. It turns out that the technology used to extract algae ...

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 — Scientists today described an advance toward a long-sought economical process that could turn algae, like the stuff of pond scum, into a revolutionary new and sustainable ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, ...

HOUSTON -- One man's pond scum is another man's ticket to energy independence. Just ask attendees of a conference Friday in The Woodlands that focused on the potential of algae in making renewable ...

WHILE THE IDEA of algae oil sounds pretty gross to us, the substance has been popping up left and right online recently. Could something as repulsive sounding as oil made from algae really have enough ...

BIOFUEL is a substitute of petroleum obtained from biological renewable sources such as crops, agricultural waste, trees, sea grass etc. The three types of biofuel are biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas ...

During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surrounding algae biofuel. The concept, which combines biological carbon capture and ...

Autotrophic, if not automatic, for the people. Phillips 66 hopes it can usher in a new generation of fuels by working with Sapphire Energy Inc. to convert algae into "green" crude oil, the ...

Algae oil is trendy and getting attention for its health benefits. Dietitians reveal why it's healthy and how it compares to ...