Clean Algae Biofuel Project Leads World

Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline  ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the future.

A joint $3.3 million project led by Murdoch University, and involving the University of Adelaide, now leads world algae biofuel research after more than 12 months of consistent results at both universities.

Grassoline: Can we fuel cars with grass?

In 2006, the United Statesconsumed an average of almost 20.6 million barrels of petroleum per day, the equivalent of more than 865 million gallons of o­il [source: Energy Information Administration]. Oil powers your car on a trip to the grocery store. It helps industry develop and fosters technological advances in science and medicine. It also creates a tremendous amount of wealth: The global economy is based in large part on oil drilling, refining, transportation and distribution.­

Boeing looks to algae as alternative aviation fuel

Massive cultivation of oil-rich, CO2-absorbing algae pools covering an area equivalent to the size of Austria - or Maryland in the US - could hold the key to eliminating aviation’s contribution to global warming.

Speaking exclusively to flightglobal.com, Boeing’s alternative fuel expert Dave Daggett explains that algae has been elevated by the US aircraft manufacturer to front-runner status in terms of its potential to become a viable alternative aviation fuel.

Backyard algae may yield malaria vaccine

People living in malarial areas could produce their own vaccine against the killer disease by growing genetically engineered algae in their backyards at very low cost, researchers say.

Waste Management; A Potential Source Of Job Creation In Nigeria.

Over the years, waste management has never been embraced in a civilized way in Nigeria. The Nigerian government both past and present has never employed facilities to promote a favourable and level playing ground for prospective investors. Apart from keeping the nation clean, waste collection or management is a viable business opportunity for any investor.

Waste management has the potential to create at least 5,000 job opportunities in each state - this ranges from the collection of the waste, its transportation to various collection point, the recycling and the marketing of its end product. In addition, waste management can be a source of foreign investment earner for Nigeria if installed properly. It could also be a major provider of power and fuel for cars in any given state.

How waste in Aba, Abia State of Nigeria can create steady power supply, boost revenue and create more job opportunities in it alone.

Waste management has been a great challenge in Nigeria, the Western African most populous nation; waste management is over a trillion dollar business global. It's benefits cannot be over emphasized - Waste management can be the process of creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the incineration of waste source. Waste management can also be a form of energy recovery. Innovation involve in waste management produces electricity directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels.