August 12, 2011 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center Research being done at New Mexico State University on the production of algae-based biofuels would become increasingly important to New Mexico’s – and the nation’s – economic prosperity, if U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has his way. Udall visited the campus Aug. 9 to announce he will soon introduce legislation in the Senate to ensure a more leve More »

Spring 2011. Retrieved online June 28, 2011 by Justin Bannister NMSU Research & Resources It’s pond scum. It’s also a potential source for environmentally friendly gasoline, jet fuel, nutritional supplements and a host of other beneficial products. A fully operational algae industry could mean big bucks for the state’s economy and that’s why New Mexico State University†More »

April 15, 2011 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University is significantly expanding its capacity to accomplish critical algal biofuel research with the recent installation of a new photobioreactor system from Solix BioSystems at the university’s Fabian Garcia Research Center in Las Cruces. The system promises to accelerate the university’s emergence as a leader in this More »

February 23, 2010. Retrieved online: February 25, 2010 from Ben Scheer, Las Cruces Bulletin Stimulus money drives green energy projects New Mexico State University, New Mexico and the United States Federal Government are taking steps to be the beneficiaries and drivers in the development of algae-based biofuel. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $44 million has been granted More »

January 15, 2010 by Justin Bannister NMSU NewsCenter Researchers from New Mexico State University will join others from around the country as part of the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, a consortium of universities and research institutions awarded $44 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to commercialize algae into a biofuel. The funding is part of the American More »