Tag Archives: Algal Fuel
LC Bulletin: Sapphire develops NM bio-fuels potential
January 31, 2014. Retrieved online February 3, 2014 from Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin Senator visits with eye on federal policies [Excerpts below reprinted with permission: Read the complete Las Cruces Bulletin article] On a tour Thursday, Jan. 23, of…
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NMSU Business Outlook: September 2013
The Promises and Problems of Algae Biofuels Chris Erickson and Cara Meghan Downes Biofuels from microalgae has been the object of enormous interest in recent years. Algae are quick growing and as much as 50% of cell weight of some…
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NMSU celebrates research collaboration, $5 million grant
September 6, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center NMSUnews Published by nmsunews on Sep 6, 2013 Peter Lammers and the NMSU Algal Bioenergy Program team have recently received a grant of $5 million from the Department of Energy…
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LC Bulletin: Growing green in the desert
August 31, 2012. Retrieved online September 4, 2012 from Richard Coltharp, Las Cruces Bulletin Sapphire develops oil from algae An agricultural renaissance is taking place in a Columbus, N.M, field that had lain fallow for 40 years. The field, which…
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Research & Resources: NMSU expands algae research with new photobioreactor
Spring 2012. Retrieved online July 18, 2012 by NMSU Staff, NMSU Research & Resources The April installation of New Mexico State University’s new 4,000-liter photobioreactor system at the Fabian Garcia Research Center promises to accelerate the university’s emergence as a…
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NMSU researchers combine algae, cotton to grow shrimp in New Mexico
July 18, 2012 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Everybody knows that shrimp grow in the ocean. But then again, maybe they can grow in the desert, too. Researchers at New Mexico State University are trying to figure out if…
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NMSU student group cultivates tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
April 9, 2012 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center With corporate America still sluggish in its hiring, college students are taking steps to create their own job opportunities. At New Mexico State University, obtaining the tools to create those employment…
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NMSUnews: NMSU working to develop aviation fuel made from algae
NMSUnews Uploaded by nmsunews on Mar 26, 2012 The university’s first “Research Rally” was celebrated Dec. 3, 2011, in recognition of a $2.3 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory that will support university research into the development of…
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KRWG-TV News: Touring Sapphire
KRWG-TV: Newsmakers Uploaded by KRWGnews on Sep 27, 2011. Touring Sapphire Energy, testing its commercial algae production capability, economic development, job growth.