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OriginOil / Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-tech to clean radioactive sites in Japan
Posted On: August 30, 2012OriginOil has announced that its research partner in Japan has received government funding approval for a program to use the company’s algae harvester to clean the radioactive waste from contaminated sites in Fukushima where the March 2011 nuclear accident occurred.
Certain plants and algae have the capability of absorbing metals such as cesium and strontium. Radioisotopes of these metals have long half-lives and can cause radiation sickness leading to death. Tests with algae have removed nearly 90% of radioactive material from cesium contaminated water.
The Research Institute of Tsukuba Biotech has received grant approval to build one-acre sites to validate the use of algae in bio-remediation. Of the two initial sites one will be a control site and the other will use OriginOil’s technology. If successful the process will be expanded to as many as 100 sites.
OriginOil looks to build urban algae farm to treat wastewater and generate heat for homes
Posted On: April 3, 2012Algae are getting more attention from the world of science for its possible uses as a source of alternative energy. These simple organisms are very easy to manage and have shown strong resilience to a variety of environments that would be somewhat hostile to other life forms. As such, Algae have become a popular subject for use as a form of organic power. OriginOil, a company that converts algae into fuel, is looking to show off the uses for the organism in a new pilot project that will be launched in Los Angeles, California, at some point this year.
The company is working to create an urban algae farm that will be used to grow algae from wastewater.
OriginOil: diesel and gasoline could be made from algae and waste for US$2.28/gallon
Posted On: March 2, 2012OriginOil announces a new company study that suggests algae producers can produce finished fuels in a cost-effective manner with existing technology.
OriginOil, developer of a breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced a new company study indicating for the first time that algae producers worldwide can now make transportation fuels cost-effectively themselves.
The company’s analysis points to a potential production cost as low as US$2.28/gallon (US$0.60/litre) for gasoline or diesel using a blend of algae and waste feedstocks, using the latest growth, harvesting and fuel conversion technologies from OriginOil and other innovators.
OriginOil and DOE to Develop Direct Conversion of Algae into Renewable Crude Oil Source
Posted On: January 22, 2012Good news on the algae-to-oil front has been released by Los Angeles-based OriginOil, Inc., in conjunction with the US Department of Energy. The company will work in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to help algae growers to enter the global crude oil market.
OriginOil, a developer of a technology platform to extract oil from algae, reports that it plans to co-develop an integrated system with the DOE’s INL for direct conversion of raw algae into a renewable crude oil that can be used by existing petroleum refineries.
OriginOil to Help Mexico Industrialize its Algae Production
Posted On: February 15, 2011OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL) has agreed to participate in a pilot scale algae project to be funded by the Mexican government. The project will demonstrate industrial algae production, paving the way for substantial investment by the Mexican government in large-scale jet fuels production.
“We are excited to support Mexico’s ‘Manhattan Project’ to produce 1% of the nation’s jet fuel from algae in less than five years,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO.
“By the end of this decade, the project must produce nearly twenty times that amount, propelling Mexico to the front rank of bio-fuel producing nations. We pledge the full dedication of our resources to help make this happen.”
The project operator, Genesis Ventures of Ensenada, Baja California, has received a first Economy Ministry grant through The National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) for its first site. Genesis will develop the site as a model for numerous additional projects to be co-located with large CO2 sources.
Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) will operate the Genesis site. The facility offers a team of world-class researchers, sophisticated laboratory equipment, and bench-scale algae cultivation infrastructure. Genesis will also invite University of Baja California (UABC) algae researchers to collaborate in the project. Ensenada is a perfect environment for algae growth, with abundant sunlight and access to seawater.
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