Diesel engines are notoriously robust, but if the fuel they run on gets contaminated, the engine can suddenly become much ...

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NORFOLK, Va. -- The scientists from Old Dominion University stood on the roof of the local sewage plant and smiled. "Look at the color," said Margaret Mulholland, pointing to emerald-green slime ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is to fund a project that aims to produce transport fuel from algae, as biofuel production from palm oil and crops are increasingly criticized for causing ...

The inaugural "algae-oil" conference, sponsored by the Minneapolis law firm of Fredrikson & Byron, last week attracted Midwest scientists, venture capitalists and potential operators who say Minnesota ...

LISBON (Reuters) - Oil company Galp entered into an agreement on Thursday with the Portuguese Engineering, Technology and Innovation Institute in order to research and produce biofuel from algae. Galp ...

BOZEMAN — The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University micro- biologist. Drivers ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan's lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research. Driven by renewed ...