Genetic Engineering: A Brief Overview
Genetic Engineering - By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab) and Dr. Aecio D’Silva.
Genetic Engineering - Depending on whom you ask the definition of genetic engineering (GE) can vary quite a bit. Some define it as changing an organism’s DNA to make it incorporate certain traits, however in a broader sense, genetic engineering
Optogenetics: The Bright Future of Therapeutics
Optogenetics: Regulating Certain Target Genes with Light
Optogenetics is the combination of genetic and optical methods to control specific events in targeted cells of living tissue.
Optogenetics Experiment in Mouse (Source: MIT)
As we know, light is the source of our very existence. All of the energy and food used on our planet can be traced back to energy from
Biokerosene: Revolution in World Aviation
Biokerosene: Making a Revolution in World Aviation
Biokerosene: Long before biofuels had the visibility and acceptance they have today, we have written, promoted and disseminated in our training courses, lectures, seminars, books and papers what we call ‘biofuel revolution’.
- Turbine Jet Fueled with Lufthansa Biokerosene (click to enlarge)
A few years ago we wrote an article on this subject that
Algae for Animal Feed – Algaeforbiofuels
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab of Moura Tecnologies)
Algae Meal
As we have promoted before, algae are a valuable producer of oil and therefore an emerging resource for alternative fuel production. However a major opportunity lies in the use of algae as a protein source for food production.
Of particular
Flue Gas for Algae Cultivation: Curse or Blessing?
Just a few years back, when algae started to revive as the potential solution for the emerging energy crisis, it was believed that the use of flue gas from power plants or other industries would be the main CO2 source for large scale algae cultivation.
Not a bad concept, since this is a cheap and plentiful source of carbon for
Solar Giants on the Rise in the Southwest US
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab)
We tend to focus our blogs on the conversion of solar energy into liquid transportation fuels, but the alternative of solar for electricity has recently been in the news with a couple of impressive large scale operations.
On December 21, DOE announced it has finalized
Algae For Waste Water Treatment And BioFuel Production: A Double Winner.
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab) and Dr. Aecio D’Silva
Open Pond System (click to enlarge)
We have advocated growing algae for biofuels production as the primary goal on several occasions. Current research in many parts of the world is being focused on making this process more economical.
The question our group is raising is what
Need For New Chemical Catalysts for the Conversion Of Syngas To Green Fuels
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab)
In previous blogs (Developing GE Thermophilic Bacteria for Syngas to Fuel Conversion) we mentioned the potential of syngas production from algae and LEA, and its conversion to fuel using thermophilic bacteria.
An alternative to the bacterial syngas conversion is the chemical conversion of syngas
Developing GE Thermophilic Bacteria for Syngas to Fuel Conversion
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab) and Dr. Aecio D’Silva.
Although much debate is still going on what the most efficient way is to turn algae biomass into high yield fuel, one promising option is the extraction of oil out of the algae biomass first and using the lipid extracted algae
Algae after Lipids: Plasma Arc Based Gasification to Green Fuels
By: Dr. John Kyndt ( Head Scientist of the Renewable Energy Program at Advanced Energy Creations Lab)
Plasma-Arc-Torch
As current predictions go, the concept of algae for biofuels only becomes profitable if there is an economical use for the byproducts. Several applications have been suggested: from animal feedstock supplement to fertilizer and fermentation into ethanol.
None of these have been performed on
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