Watch how pond scum can be turned into fuel » Most people know algae as "pond scum." And until recently, most energy research and development projects used ponds to grow it. But instead of ponds ...

using algae for fuel and biodiesel production remains an issue. "The big test is whether [the algae] can be successfully scaled up and survive in a large pond instead of in a container," said New ...

Most algae-to-fuel companies refuse to reveal much information ... says Trezona. “We think open ponds are the way to go,” because the economics are better, he says. Pate says he is trying ...

One day, marine algae could also be used to make widely available eco-friendly plastics or fuel. But growing algae ... and transported for injection into ponds used to grow algae.

How pond scum could become the hero of our eating habits on Earth and feed astronauts on missions to Mars. “People have been eating blue-green algae for a very long time. Several hundred years ...

However, this is the first time algae have been studied in an intensively radioactive nuclear fuel storage pond. Colonisation of such inhospitable ponds is surprising, leaving researchers highly ...

But Solazyme announced it has reached a small milestone that could make greener flying easier for everyone: it has created jet fuel from algae. Bio-powered flight is not the exclusive dream of San ...

(WCAX) - State officials want you to let them know when Vermont lakes and ponds lose their ice ... amount of phosphorus lakes will have to fuel algae and plant growth. Phosphorus-rich water ...