Micro-Algae For Biofuels

Sometimes, the best things come in small packages.
This is apparently the case in biofuel production, where researchers are excited about the potential of algaculture, which is the farming of single-celled photosynthetic algae, or phytoplankton, to replace dependence on foreign fossil fuels.
One of the most fertile fields being sown in the challenging race to provide a [...]

Types and Sources of Biofuels

As the mounting price and ecological cost of gasoline and diesel drives more and more consumers to demand a cheaper and safer alternative, governments and corporations around the globe are sleepily responding to the call, investing unprecedented resources toward finding a renewable substitute for fossil fuels.
The majority of developments have looked in two directions: biofuels, [...]