A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to produce ...

“Boeing recognizes that algae biomass holds tremendous potential for use as jet fuel, and it fits into our plan to guide aviation toward commercially viable and sustainable fuel sources - fuels with ...

Scientists in Arizona have been cultivating algae for several years, but this time, ASU researchers are working on a project with the city of Mesa in hopes of turning wastewater byproducts into fuel ...

(Bloomberg) — For over a decade, Viridos Inc. was the centerpiece of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s heavily advertised push to develop climate-friendly biofuels from algae. The oil major slashed its support for ...

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Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Kris Niyogi: Algae are a very diverse group of organisms ...

Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent. There's no doubt that algae-based fuel is tantalizing -- unlike crops, trees, the sun and wind, algae starts ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan are working to create a fuel out of algae that could change everything about the energy field. Recently the U.S. Department of Energy chipped in $2 million to ...

Solazyme, a Bay Area startup that makes diesel fuel from algae, said Tuesday that it will work with oil giant Chevron Corp. to perfect its technology. The two companies revealed few details about ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that ...