ExxonMobil recently announced an agreement with alternative fuels developer Global Clean Energy to purchase renewable diesel. The engine-ready fuel will be partially derived from camelina, a plant that does not...
First of all, what is biofuel? Well, essentially biofuel is a renewable fuel made from an organic product – such as wheat straw, sugar beet or even algae – which ...
Developing the European energy system to reduce carbon emissions is an important topic across the continent – and nowhere more so than in the European Union’s (EU) policy-making hub of Brussels, Belgium.
At a research farm nestled in Southern California’s Imperial County, Synthetic Genomics and ExxonMobil are cultivating acres of energy-rich algae. Their goal: have the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels...
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Since 2009, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) have been working together to turn algae into low-emission transportation fuel. The collaboration has fostered significant breakthroughs, including most...
Scientists from Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) and ExxonMobil have developed a strain of algae able to convert carbon into a record amount of energy-rich fat, which can then be processed ...
Diesel fuel refined from algae oils could transform how we power everything from automobiles to jet planes. The stuff is not only energy-rich—it also emits significantly fewer greenhouse gases...
Turning algae into a ubiquitous, affordable and low-emission transportation fuel remains an ambitious goal for now. However, Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), the La Jolla, California, synthetic biology startup, and...
