(Editor’s note: When entrepreneur Rich Hilt told VentureBeat that his Menlo Park, Calif. company, LiveFuels, is developing algae as an alternative fuel, we asked him to explain. Here’s his piece.) ...

New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives that come from phytoplankton. Biofuels made from algae have had their time in the sun, with years of ...

Renewable-fuel retailer Propel Fuels and biofuel maker Solazyme report good results from their 30-day pilot program of an algae-derived biodiesel, called Soladiesel. The two companies offered the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Algae-Based Biofuel Market to Reach USD 19.16 Billion by 2032 as Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Energy Security ...

PetroAlgae, Bionavitas, and others bet that algae will replace soy as a feedstock for biodiesel. The question is which, out of many companies, will develop a cost-effective technology first. Martin ...

Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent. There's no doubt that algae-based fuel is tantalizing -- unlike crops, trees, the sun and wind, algae starts ...

Instead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable ...

Bionavitas is making a long-term bet on cheap biodiesel from algae. But more promising today is "bioremediation," or using algae to treat polluted waste water. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn.—A school bus company took 150 buses based in East Hartford out of service because of "diesel fuel algae" found in a fuel filter. First Student Inc. says it took the buses out of ...