" Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation has set itself the objective to be the first company in the world to economically produce biofuel from wild algae harvested from open-air environments, to market it, and meet the challenge of increasing demand.

The Technology
ABC harvests algae directly from the settling ponds of standard Effluent Management (EM) Systems and other nutrient-rich water. The process can be used in many industries that produce a waste stream, including the transport, dairy, meat and paper industries.

The two-step process firstly optimises the ponds' productive capacity, and secondly, determines the most efficient and economic way of harvesting the pond algae. Algae are provided with full opportunity to exploit the nutrients available in the settling ponds, thereby cleaning up the water. The algae are then harvested to remove the remaining contaminant. A last stage of bio-remediation, still in development, will ensure that the water discharge from the process exceeds acceptable quality standards... more "

"The Solix Vision is to unlock the complex secrets of one of the simplest organisms on Earth, microalgae, to create a commercially viable biofuel that will play a vital role in solving climate change and petroleum scarcity, without competing with global food supply." more

" XL Renewables, Inc. is a renewable energy innovation company focused on the large-scale production of algae biomass and the development of integrated biorefinery projects.(...)

The Biorefinery Solution & Strategy Integrating Production Agriculture with Industrial Processes
The generic term "biorefinery" has greater meaning when you consider the XL Biorefinery Project. As we see the decline of the oil age and shift to renewable fuels, our society must take steps to achieve efficiency, minimize the environmental impact, and optimize production by co-locating what used to be separate processes.

Algae - The Future of Feedstock Providing Fuel and Protein for a Growing Population
For the deserts of Arizona and similar regions around the world, it is the belief of XL that Algae holds the greatest promise as a Biorefinery feedstock. As a replacement for corn and other grains, algae biomass has some real advantages. Microscopic algae use a photosynthesis process similar to that of higher-developed plants, however algae is much more efficient grows faster. In addition to rampant growth, they also have the ability to consume greenhouse gasses and remediate wastewater creating the opportunity for large-scale and versatile adaptation to existing infrastructure. more "

Technology: High Yield Carbon Recycling™

" Algae are the fastest-growing plants in the world. Like other plants, they use photosynthesis to harness sunlight and carbon dioxide, creating high-value compounds in the process. Energy is stored inside the cell as lipids and carbohydrates, and can be converted into fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. Proteins produced by algae make them valuable ingredients for animal feed.

GreenFuel uses a portfolio of technologies to profitably recycle CO2 from smokestack, fermentation, and geothermal gases via naturally occurring species of algae. Algae can be converted to transportation fuels and feed ingredients or recycled back to a combustion source as biomass for power generation. Industrial facilities need no internal modifications to host a GreenFuel algae farm. In addition, the system does not require fertile land or potable water." ... more

Global Green Solutions Inc. is rapidly becoming a worldwide leader in the development of alternative energy resources and greenhouse gas reduction technology.

Vertigro, Global Green Solutions' algae-to-biofuel technology mass produces algae and extracts the algae oil. The oil can then be refined into a cost-effective, non-polluting diesel biofuel. The algae derived fuel will be an energy efficient replacement for fossil fuels and can be used in any diesel powered vehicle or machinery.

OriginOil’s patent-pending, technology can provide the world with an endless supply of cost-competitive and environment-friendly oil to displace petroleum.

OriginOil’s breakthrough technology, based on algae, is targeted at fundamentally changing the world’s source of oil without disrupting the environment or food resources. An endless supply of this new oil can be used in many of products like diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents without the global warming effects of petroleum.

Operating at the Micron Level

Unlike many approaches to algae oil cultivation, OriginOil is employing a next-generation technology by working at the microscopic scale. This scale unlocks many properties of biology, chemistry and physics that can massively enhance the efficiency of algae production as a high-yield, cost-competitive replacement for petroleum.

OriginOil’s industrial process, with its proprietary devices and methods, optimizes all these variables to help algae cells grow at their natural maximum rate – accomplishing a doubling of the algae population in as little as a few hours. The same process then manages the oil-generating, harvesting and extraction cycles... more

Valcent Products Inc. creates, designs, and develops and patents highly innovative consumer and industrial products and processes for global markets.

Vertigro Energy is a joint venture established with Global Green Solutions Inc. to market world wide Valcent's patent-pending Vertigro bioreactor technology developed to provide a profitable and viable renewable energy resource and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTPF) introduces its revolutionary High Density Vertical Growth (HDVG) system, now producing vegetables within its greenhouse production plant in El Paso, Texas. The HDVG technology provides a solution to rapidly increasing food costs caused by transportation/fuel costs spiraling upwards with the cost of oil. Together with higher cost comes a reduction in availability and nutritional values in the food we consume.

Texas Clean Fuels (TCF) is an alternative energy / clean tech startup based on the concept of using photosynthetic microorganisms as a new fuel source. The United States Department of Energy conducted a research project on this concept during the 1970s-1990s, which concluded that algae-oil can be produced from CO2 primed open ponds at a cost of $60 - $127 per barrel, depending on assumptions.
TCF is developing a new technology that improves on the work of the USDOE. TCF's 100% owned, patent pending technology is called the Micro-Organism Production System ("MOPS"). When attached to a fixed source of concentrated CO2, like the emissions stack of a coal burning electricity plant, the MOPS can economically produce large quantities feedstock for biofuel production while reducing the CO2 emissions of the host plant. In other words, it "mops" up CO2, while producing microorganisms that can be processed into feedstock for biofuel production.
NEWS
September 27, 2007: TCF comments on competitor's results. Jonathan Gal, Founder and President of TCF states, "Greenfuel Technologies' results are impressive, but I firmly believe that our technology, known as the MOPS, stands head and shoulders above all of our competitors' technologies. I estimate that the MOPS can produce algal biomass at more than twice the growth rate of these latest Greenfuel results. At 222 grams per square meter per day, the growth rate of the first generation MOPS is estimated to be 2.26 times greater than the 98 grams per square meter per day reported yesterday by our competitor, GreenFuel Technologies... more

"We provide applied engineering and clean technology transfer services that can enhance your bottom line by making it cost-effective and easy for you to recycle and reuse resources.

GS CleanTech’s patented C02 Bioreactor reduces greenhouse gas emissions while creating an additional feedstock for renewable fuel production. If applied at ethanol facilities, it would boost fuel production by more than 15%, and if applied to coal fired power generation, it could produce more than 200 million gallons of renewable fuel annually for every 1,000 MW of electricity produced. Even more significant, however, is the relatively small footprint of the bioreactor. While traditional corn derived ethanol produces up to 450 gallons of fuel per acre, GS CleanTech’s C02 Bioreactor can produce more than 200,000 gallons of fuel per acre. With GS CleanTech’s C02 Bioreactor, our clients can reduce their carbon footprint while turning their exhaust carbon dioxide into a valuable source of clean, homegrown fuels."

" PetroAlgae is commercializing extraordinary new technologies to grow and harvest oil from algae. This remarkable process creates a sustainable, renewable, cost-effective substitute for petroleum oil and a reliable, environmentally-friendly feedstock source for Biodiesel and many other products.
PetroAlgae is utilizing natural strains of micro-algae developed by Arizona State University and bred selectively over many generations to produce rapid growth and extremely high oil yield. Our modular algae cultivation bioreactor system can be built and operated on a massive commercial scale, creating the opportunity to produce a cost effective alternative to traditional oil supplies.
Our patented algae strains are not only a great natural oil source, but also capable of being used to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and contaminants from waste water... "

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