Firms worldwide, including in Hong Kong, are racing to show that farming microalgae can be a cost-effective form of carbon ...

C-NET's Martin LaMonica writes that Linc Energy and Bio Clean Coal will create a prototype bioreactor (cost: $1 million) that will grow the algae that eat the carbon from the coal plant's emissions.

Despite improved recycling infrastructure and public awareness, the UK still sends a staggering 17 million tonnes of municipal solid waste into landfill every year. This leads to the build-up of ...

Green Star Products has finished the first phase of testing of an algae biodiesel pond in Montana. The first pond contains 40,000 liters of water but doesn't contain any algae yet. This phase ...

Imagine strolling down a sidewalk made from algae or building a wall with the help of microbes grown in a bioreactor. This extraordinary image may sound futuristic, but the technology is already here, ...