Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego (Scripps) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) have entered into an agreement focusing on the design of an innovative system in which algae ...

A small machine sitting in the corner of an office is using algae to play what could be a key role in the fight against climate change. This U.S.-based tech start up says it's designed a prototype ...

As tiny carbon-hungry organisms, algae play an important role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and a first-of-a-kind research expedition is set to highlight just how important that role might be.

Cement production is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions. Using microalgae to make a key ingredient could drastically cut that carbon footprint. During a trip to Thailand on his ...

From polyester shirts, plastic milk jugs and PVC pipes to the production of high-grade industrial ethanol, the contribution of the chemical feedstock ethylene can be found just about everywhere around ...

Algae may be found in oceans and lakes, but some scientists are hoping that the next place you’ll see these organisms is a coal-fired power plant. That’s because algae, which mostly reside in aquatic ...

In the future, your office might have an extra appliance next to the copy machine and the refrigerator: an algae bioreactor. Designed to fit inside offices and eventually sit on the rooftops ...

The Japanese-U.S. joint venture Alvita Corp. cultivates algae using carbon dioxide from a garbage incineration plant at a test facility in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan. SAGA CITY, Japan — The ...

Carbon dioxide is the leading cause of global warming. Hypergiant Industries wants to use algae boxes to solve the problem. Algae plays an crucial role in converting carbon dioxide to oxygen naturally ...

A CU Boulder-led research team has figured out a way to make cement production carbon negative using microalgae. Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. To make ...

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as ...