Algae Project Analysis and Facilitation

[FTW]

yea meanwhile DF is having a grand ole time keeping the joke goin

[TONY64]

IF ANYBODY IS HOLDING BEHL, GET OUT, IS GOING DOWN TO .0001, man did we get screwed.

[thebobber]

OOIL increases oil extraction efficiency
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=40047593&symbol=OOIL

[thebobber]

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CVAT: OTCBB)

[500_and_Long]

they're talking revenue and the MACD looks good, that's two more tham most of my other stocks LOL

[lowman]

Last time I played WTWO, it did a 5+ bagger for me. Maybe again?

[500_and_Long]

Posted by: lowman Date: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:55:27 AM
In reply to: None Post # of 1619762

WTWO NEWS!

W2 Energy To Complete Construction Of Phase One Algae Plant

9/28/2009 11:45:00 AM TORONTO, Sept 28, 2009

W2 Energy (Pinksheets: WTWO) is pleased to announce it has begun construction on the first phase of its Sunfilter Algae Reactor plant, for its own Algae to Diesel plant announced on Aug 13, 2009 The first phase will be the completion of 20 Sunfilter units. This phase of the plant has an expected completion date of mid October. The Company will immediately begin construction of the second phase which will be the addition of another 30 Sunfilter units. The Company anticipates that the plant, once all phases are operational will produce up to 500 gallons of fuel per day. Several companies are advertising that they are attempting to develop this technology to convert Algae to Diesel. W2 Energy has already developed the technology and is demonstrating to the industry that it works by establishing its own unit for demonstration purposes and cash flow. Once the Sunfilter plant is fully commissioned the company will post pictures on its website as well as a real-time internet camera so shareholders can see the process operate in real-time. Remember that with a W2 Energy waste to energy plant garbage becomes a Renewable Resource. W2 Energy trades in the United States on the OTC under the symbol "WTWO". For further information, please contact Mike McLaren at [phone] or . NOTE: Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results to differ materially. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include but are not limited to new economic conditions, risk in product development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, level of competition and other factors described

[danno2008]

I do agree, but if I get back into BEHL it will be a very small position with a relatively low multiple factor vs pps........

Just looking for that next .00/.000 algea play down the road...................

Best to you and all at BEHL!!!!!!

[thebobber]

BEHL is still the most promising.

[danno2008]

bobber, if you come across any good sub-penny algea energy plays, would you let me know??

I kinda got squeezed out of BEHL because of personal financial considerations and obligations, but still believe in the technology!!!!!!!!!

Hope all is well with you............

danno

[thebobber]

watch oil prices, as oil goes up we will see reaction in pps of algae stocks

[500_and_Long]

Todd Beamer and United Airlines Flight 93

After United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked, Beamer and other passengers communicated with people on the ground via in-plane and cell phones, and learned that the World Trade Center had been attacked using hijacked airplanes. Beamer tried to place a credit card call through a phone located on the back of a plane seat but was routed to a customer-service representative instead, who passed him on to GTE supervisor Lisa Jefferson. Beamer reported that one passenger was killed and, later, that a flight attendant had told him the pilot and co-pilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded. He was also on the phone when the plane made its turn in a southeasterly direction, a move that had him briefly panicking. Later, he told the operator that some of the plane's passengers were planning to "jump on" the hijackers. According to Jefferson, Beamer's last audible words were "Are you guys ready? Let's roll."[3]

After death Beamer's phrase "Let's roll" was widely cited and later became a battle cry for those fighting Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.[4]

At least four facilities have been named for Beamer: a post office in Cranbury, New Jersey, Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington, the Todd M. Beamer Student Center at Wheaton College, and a neighborhood park in Fresno, California.

The Cranbury Post Office was dedicated to Todd Beamer on May 4, 2002 as a result of an Act of Congress authored by Congressman Rush D. Holt, Jr.. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush.[5]

Beamer was posthumously awarded with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2002.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Beamer

[thebobber]

OOGI Odyssey Oil & Energy, Inc.

going for .17 with anticipated news after mid-september

[500_and_Long]

http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/27/15-algae-startups-bringing-pond-scum-to-fuel-tanks/
15 Algae Startups Bringing Pond Scum to Fuel Tanks
By Katie Fehrenbacher 124 CommentsTweet This (5) Posted March 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am in Features, StartupsUpdated: If corn-based biofuels are the Britney Spears of the cleantech world (a fallen star but still all over the place), fuel made from algae is the next great American Idol winner (major potential in the pipeline). And despite the fact that algae-to-biofuel startups have been taking their sweet time bringing a pond scum fuel product to market, some inroads have been made recently — GreenFuel is building its first plant, PetroSun starts producing at their farm on April 1, and big oil Chevron and Shell have made some early bets as well.

As we watch this play out, here are 15 algae biofuel firms that you should know about:

GreenFuel Technologies: The Cambridge, Mass.-based algae firm led by telecom bigwig Bob Metcalfe (whom we interviewed here) has reached an agreement to build its first fuel plant — worth $92 million — in Europe, says Xconomy. It’s good news for the firm, which has hit some speed bumps over the past year, including layoffs, switching CEOs, shutting down a greenhouse in Arizona and discovering that its algae tech was more expensive than first planned.

The startup builds algae bioreactor systems, which use recycled CO2 to feed the algae, which is then converted into biofuels; it uses the containers to carefully control the algae’s intake of sunlight and nutrients. GreenFuel is backed by Polaris Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (our video interview with DFJ here) and Access Private Equity and has been working on raising a Series C funding.

Solazyme: The five-year old firm uses synthetic biology and genetic engineering to tweak algal strains for better biofuel yields. Based in South San Francisco, the company grows its algae in fermentation tanks without sunlight, by feeding it sugar. The company is one of the few that have managed to do deals with a major oil company — Chevron — as well as biodiesel maker Imperium Renewables. Backers include Blue Crest Capital Finance and The Roda Group.

Blue Marble Energy: The Seattle-based company finds algae-infested polluted water systems, cleans up the environment, and turns the algae into biofuel. “If the future of biofuels is algae…you’re never going to get enough volume in bioreactors or ponds…It has to be something with greater volume,” the company told the Guardian . We’re not sure how Blue Marble will control the wild algae settings, but it sounds like it could be difficult.

Inventure Chemical: Also out of Seattle, this startup is working on an algae-to-jet fuel product, and told the Seattle PI that it has already created algae-based fuel in 5- to 10-gallon tests and plans to set up a test plant to see if it can produce between from three and 15 million gallons of biofuel each year. Inventure Chemical closed its first round of funding mid-2007, and investors are reported to be biodiesel company Imperium Renewables, Cedar Grove Investments, Brighton Jones Wealth Management and undisclosed angel investors.

Solena: Profiled in the New York Times today, Solena uses high temperatures to gasify algae and other organic substances with high-energy outputs. The Washington state-based company is talking with Kansas power firm Sunflower to build a 40-megawatt power plant run on gasified algae, according to the NYT; the algae would be grown in big plastic containers, and fed by a combination of sunlight and the sodium bicarbonate biproduct of the adjacent coal plant.

Live Fuels: Instead of attempting to convert algae directly into ethanol or biodiesel, this startup is trying to create green crude that could be fed directly through the nation’s current refinery system. The Menlo Park, Calif-based startup uses open-pond algae bioreactors and plans to commercialize its technology by 2010. Investors include the Quercus Trust (David Gelbaum’s well-known environmental funding group) and Sandia National Labs.

Solix Biofuels: Like Live Fuels, Solix is also working on a biocrude, but using a closed-tank bioreactor set-up. Based in Fort Collins, Colo., and founded in April 2006, the firm is backed by Colorado State University’s Engine and Energy Conversion Laboratory. The company has said that construction will begin shortly on its first, large-scale bioreactor at the nearby New Belgian Brewery, where CO2 waste produced during the beer-making proicess will be used to feed the algae.

Aurora Biofuels: Developed at the University of California at Berkeley, the company is using genetics ally to isolate modified exclusive algae strains that can efficiently create biodiesel. Aurora claims the technology can create biodiesel fuel with yields that are 125 times higher and have 50 percent lower costs than current production methods (Update: developed by microbial biology professor Tasios Melis was an early advisor to the team). According to the company’s web site, backers include Gabriel Venture Partners, Noventi, Oak Investment Partners (and angel investors include Auttomatic CEO Toni Schneider)

Aquaflow Binomics: The New Zealand company’s goal is to become “the first company in the world to economically produce biofuel from wild algae harvested from open-air environments.” Like Blue Marble Energy, the three-year-old startup sources its algae from algae-infested polluted water systems, cleaning the polluted environment in the process.

Late last year, publicly held Aquaflow used its algae-based biodiesel to run a Land Rover driven by New Zealand’s Minister of Climate Change. And it’s been working with Boeing on algae-to-bio-based jet fuel.

Petro Sun: This company is also publicly held, but we thought it was important to include it because they plan to start up their algae-to-biofuel production factory in Rio Honda, Texas, on April 1. The algae farm has 1,100 acres ponds that Petro Sun thinks will make 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million pounds of biomass per year. Some think the company is just jumping on the algae-slimed bandwagon.

Bionavitas: Based in Snoqualmie, Wash., the company says it has developed technology for the high-volume production of algae using bioreactors. Check out their WIPO patent app for the bioreactor setup.

Mighty Algae Biofuels: The little we do know about Mighty Algae Biofuels we learned through their entrance in the California Cleantech Open last year. We know, for example, that it uses closed bioreactors to grow the algae. They were also quoted in the San Jose Mercury this month on a story about algae biofuel.

Bodega Algae: Another newbee, this one with roots at MIT, the one-year-old firm has developed a set-up to grow algae in bioreactors with light and nutrients that it says is lower cost and more efficient than the current methods. Back in May 2007 Bodega said it was looking for $300,000 for “capital equipment, salaries and testing materials to complete the first prototype and begin a pilot study with a biodiesel manufacturing facility.” (Their web site is down, so we’ll if they’re still around).

Seambiotic: The five-year-old Israeli startup produces algae for applications, including the budding biofuel industry, and is working with Inventure Chemical. The firm has been working with Israeli Electric Company, utilizing IEC’s smokestack for a source of CO2 and grows algae in eight open algae ponds.

Cellena: A joint venture created by Hawaiian algae-to-biofuel startup HR Biopetroleum and oil company Shell. Shell has majority share of the company, which is in the process of building a demo facility on the Kona coast of Hawaii.

[shamwow]

IMPORTANT READING:

Those who are day-trading and looking for quick profits please stop here and don't bore your yourself with facts and information that matters for long term investment, you can keep checking your real time charts and live your life.

For those who want to understand the business they are investing in please read on.

1- One of the main issues in the algae industry is productivity. Open pond systems are cheap to build but productivity is very low. This is because open ponds are open to contamination, labor intensive, requires a lot of land AND Water. Water loss due to evaporation is huge and water needs to be replenished on a continuous basis. Therefore you have to build your open pond system close to a water source (sea, lake) where land is naturally more expensive. If you grow your algae in sea water , salt density and deposits become a problem after a while therefore you have to shut down the system and do regular cleaning several times a month. This is labor intensive and costly. There are many other inherent problems with Open Pond systems but my space/time is limited

2- Closed PBR systems are more productive (up to many times) but more expensive to build and many require artificial lighting that increases operation costs. But overall the biggest issue is initial capital investment. No matter how productive a PBR is if the equipment price is too high it can never pay for itself by producing biodiesel. It is impossible with current technology and costs. If food or supplement usage is the goal where you can get better premium for the end product you have a better chance but still your initial investment must be low so you recoup your money in an acceptable time period and not for example in 150 years.

3- BEHL's equipment cost for a PBR system is the lowest in the industry. Their technology requires some fine-tuning but overall it is many times less expensive than the competitors with similar products. For biodiesel to work BEHL needs a free CO2 source (e.g. power plant, cement plant etc) and cost efficient harvesting & extraction, probably a fiber optic light diffusion technology that can take the sun light and diffuse it in the water more efficiently, -AND- a GMO algae strain that is more productive in producing oil than non-GMO sources. Because currently the non-GMO strains are not productive enough for biodiesel application, they need to contain more lipids than existing natural strains. Anything you have heard other than this is BS, And why am I sure?, well if it was possible you would have seen the Algae biodiesel being pumped at the gas stations by now but you do not. Many Algae companies have been operating for many years and I have not seen an algae biodiesel that can compete with Fossil Fuels as of yet. As far as I understand BEHL has scientists in Czech Rep. that can supply the GMO strains for biodiesel production. Correct me if I am wrong.

4- BEHL's main advantage is that the cost of equipment is very low and could be even lower ,and with the free CO2 source, GMO algae strain, cheap land, low cost extraction method, carbon credits, byproduct biomass for animal feed, there is a good chance this could work for BEHL. Other systems failed because closed loop PBRs they offered were very expensive to make and maintain. BEHL's system could work if all the above conditions are met. It is still ahead of the industry in many aspects.

5- Now this was all about Biodiesel. There is also a big market for Animal Feed and you can get better return on that product if you grow the algae strains with high protein and starch contents. Because you don't have to extract the oil ,which is very costly if you want to do it efficiently*, you can make good money with this. (*Physical press extraction works for some algae but it is not ideal. Algae cells are very hard to crack and usually require solvents for 100% extraction.)

6- Spirulina and Chlorella are nutritious foods and supplements. You can sell these at better price than animal feed and the return would be even higher. These PBRs could be sold or donated to African nations to resolve the starvation and malnutrition issues they face time to time.

7- Now let's talk about BEHL and their company management. BEHL management appears to be sincere in their efforts and are NOT secretive. This is very important , many algae companies are very secretive and usually it is not because they want to protect their technology but it is because if they reveal their system 100% its flaws would be apparent and thus they cannot get the gullible investors' money that they are used to getting by BS Press releases and BS power point presentations. Many do not even show the pictures of their systems, or talk about HOW exactly they are going to grow the algae efficiently. Secretive= BAD . Many who reveal some of the technology online do not share their pricing unless you sign NDAs. Why because once you know how ridiculously expensive their system is you realize how it will not work and they don’t want many people know that. Again to be able to keep fooling investors. BEHL on the other hand shows exactly how their system works(they have videos on YouTube, many pictures on the website etc), even point to current flaws (watch the last Video from Dennis Fisher) and offer plans to resolve them and they usually stick with their deadlines. This is important.

8- BEHL appears to be run on a conservative budget, you don’t see Dennis with expensive suits or you don’t see unnecessary staff with high salaries. It appears Dennis Fisher and Dennis Shen do most of the things themselves , hands on. They hire help when necessary and try to keep expenses under control. You do not see fancy websites or million dollar head quarters bought with investor money. Look at PetroAlgae, they lost 46 million dollars in three years and reported zero revenue. Whose money they spent , you guessed it right.

9- Now I would feel more comfortable with the company when they start reporting their financials but even before that I have a good feeling about how they run the company. Dennis Fisher at some point used his personal finances for the DEMO PBR so that alone is a sign that he really believes in this company.

10- Above is my personal opinion, I am not related to Dennis Fisher or Shen, I don’t get paid by anybody to write this. I own BEHL stock and I explained why I invested in this company. This company is undervalued compared to other Algae companies. I do not see the future so I do not know if they will succeed in everything they promise so take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Think in technical terms and if it makes sense invest and stick with it as long as it keeps making sense.

[500_and_Long]

As of 9:30 AM ET 9/1/09
Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) will present its award winning, all-fuel external combustion engine technology at the National Algae Association Conference, to be held September 17-18 in Houston, TX.

The Cyclone Engine is a modern steam engine capable of running on virtually any fuel, including today's most promising biofuels made from algae. In tests performed by the company earlier this year, the Cyclone Engine's fuel atomizers and combustion chamber successfully burned several different varieties of fuel derived from algae without engine modification and, equally important, without expensive processing of the fuels.

"Algae is a wonderful fuel source," stated Harry Schoell, CEO of Cyclone. "It has a high BTU content relative to other biofuels, and burns cleanly and efficiently in our engine."

The economic and environmental promise is enormous for this high yielding, carbon neutral fuel, which can be grown almost anywhere without competing with worldwide food supplies. Recently, major corporations such as Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil have made major investments in algae fuel production.

The National Algae Association (NAA) is the leading trade organization for algae researchers, producers and financiers. The NAA's conference, entitled Algae: The New Oil, will feature presentations covering a full range of subjects focusing on the commercialization of algae. It will be held September 17-18 at the Sheraton North Houston.

CORPORATE PROFILE

Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine -- an eco-friendly external combustion engine with the power and versatility to run everything from portable electric generators and garden equipment to cars, trucks and locomotives. Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone Engine is a modern day steam engine, ingeniously designed to achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative process, and to run on virtually any fuel - including bio-diesels, syngas or solar - while emitting fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air. Currently in its late stages of development, the Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers' AEI Tech Award in 2006 and 2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental Business of the Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company cautions that these forward-looking statements are further qualified by other factors. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE: Cyclone Power Technologies

Cyclone Power Technologies
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Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc (CYPW) Stock Trading Info:

[thebobber]

yesterdays BEHL PR put anticipated news in perspective of what is being worked on and the what expectations are coming in the coming days and weeks. It turned the pps around almost immediately after testing a low near .04. Longterm expectations is quite bullish to say the least

[shamwow]

very true.

[shamwow]

not presenting is not as big as not being there..

I see some interesting presentations on the agenda, makes me even want to go!!

[thebobber]

best to discuss just among ourselves then get hammered in public by admins

[thebobber]

I agree. Dale better have some discussions with fisher and see if he will be at the conference. Tamra said Biocentric not presenting but didn't know if they would be in attendance.

[Quinnradio]

eshhhh

[shamwow]

that we are attending! :)

and if we are not, there better be one hell of an explanation.

[shamwow]

he was pulled from assistant and limited to one post a day b/c he called greedy a basher and greedy went and wined to his mama. (IH admin)

[Quinnradio]

I know this... BEHL has Full Steam ahead again... Where the hell is BMP!

[thebobber]

what do you want to know?


http://www.nationalalgaeassociation.com/


http://www.nationalalgaeassociation.com/midsouth.html

note tamara:
Tamra Fakhoorian/president of the Mid-South Chapter of the NAA will present an overview on emerging algae companies and their production systems across the South.

[shamwow]

helllllllooooooooooooo?!

so algae conference? what does anyone know?

[thebobber]

NEWS OUT!W2 Energy Begins the Process to Become Vertically Integrated
Press Release
Source: W2 Energy Inc.
On Monday August 31, 2009, 1:15 pm EDT
Buzz up! 0 Print
TORONTO--(Marketwire - 08/31/09) - W2 Energy Inc. (Pinksheets:WTWO - News), a developer of green energy, is pleased to announce that it has begun to take delivery of materials to begin construction of the Algae plant previously announced on August 13, 2009. The construction of the Algae plant is the first step in W2 Energy becoming vertically integrated. The Algae plant is expected to be completed and in full production by the end of 2009. W2 Energy currently markets its waste to energy plants to third parties, and now the company will use its own technology and equipment to produce diesel for resale. The Company is very confident that it can produce the algae-diesel at 1/3 of the cost of those companies making bio-diesel by using its technology and catalytic methods, rather than methanol, catalyst and heat.

W2 Energy has been developing a line of reasonably priced, easy to install and user friendly consumer products, and now will use its own equipment and technology to manufacture and sell fuel at a cost substantially below its competitors, but with an excellent profit margin generating day to day revenues.

Pictures and video will be posted step by step on the company's website www.w2energy.com under our new project heading as they become available.

Remember with a W2 ENERGY PLANT, garbage becomes a renewable resource.

W2 Energy trades in the United States on the OTC under the symbol "WTWO." For further information please contact Mike McLaren at [phone] or www.w2energy.com

NOTE: Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results to differ materially. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include but are not limited to new economic conditions, risk in product development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, level of competition and other factors described in Company reports and filings with regulatory bodies. W2 Energy Inc.

[ctp93]

ZENG is a lotto. Made a good chunk of change on it once. I bought a few more last week to try and do it one more time.

The only thing it has going for it is its leadership. No one knows much else about them. But that is what allowed it to run on hype so easily. PSC promo'd and pulled it the same day basically because they learned of a huge seller.

Everyone flipped out and got mad at PCS, but it turns out they were right and the seller obliterated the PPS.

Seller looks to be gone, and if PSC profiles them again, there will be money up for grabs for a couple days. It is a very short term play at the moment because they don't have ANYTHING to stand on yet.

[Quinnradio]

yes... I have a significant interest in buying more of our baby next week at some very specific points... Looking forward to the final and last nickel neighborhood Hoorah!!!

Rock and Go Time soon for our little BEHL Shammy

[Quinnradio]

yes... uplist to NYSE will come before China in my opinion...;)

[shamwow]

BEHL:

By the chart and the technicals it looks like the battle field has been set.. W/ optimism in mind, I feel the original massive pullback was pure panic. The actual double bounce is occuring right now.

If we were ever shorted, they probably covered on that ugly 42 million day.. Possible panic selling helped w/ the non-squeeze.

Multiple reasons resulted for our consolidation flag not looking like Miss America. If you can't figure that out, I can't help you.

If I am in the war zone, I believe investor sentiment is a leading indicator for this type of play.. W/ that said, think outside the box.
-everyone is sitting on 10 baggers, or atleast was. So normally this cashing out would result in a major change in investor sentiment (company misfortune) but all they are doing is locking in profits. Perfectly fine. MMs are doing their job. They don't care if nothing has changed in the company, if shareholders want to lock profits, they play it the same as company misfortune. Again, perfectly fine, it is their job. Most here call it manipulation. (B/c they honestly believe everything is perfect w/ the company, which it is) ~in our case~ YW GREEDY

I believe in our company and I feel next week will be a fight. I am not buying much, but I am buying. No more than 10k shares at a couple different intervals that I see fit.

No matter how ugly our flag is, it is coming to an end... GLTA and the fight is now...

[500_and_Long]

After all, it is just somebody's opinion and DD, so we just add to the DD pile. LOL

[shamwow]

lol, I see some companies on that list that makes me question the DD they put in that report.

[500_and_Long]

The Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy

1. Coskata
2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP

11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Energy

21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy

31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy

41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
50. Lotus/Jaguar – Omnivore
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/08/

[500_and_Long]

Codexis: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile
Codexis
Based in: California
2008-09 ranking: Unranked

Business: Codexis manufactures industrial biocatalysts for use in creating faster, more efficient and environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes in the bioindustrials and pharmaceuticals markets. Codexis is a clean technology company focused on applying a proven, robust innovative platform that helps address global efforts aimed at curbing climate change. Codexis’ programs include advanced biofuels development and commercialization with Shell, near-term expansion into carbon capture markets from coal-fired power plant emissions, and longer term expansion into water treatment and clean chemical manufacturing.

Model: Biocatalyst producer. Codexis’ proven biocatalyst technology is presently used by Shell to develop biocatalysts to produce advanced non-food transportation biofuels. Future bioindustrial markets of interest include carbon management, water treatment and chemicals. It is also in use on a commercial scale in the pharmaceuticals industry in companies such as Merck, Pfizer and Teva.

Past milestones:
1. January 2008 – Announced the opening of its fermentation laboratory in Budapest, Hungary; a research center of excellence in fermentation strain development and process technology supporting Codexis Bioindustrials
2. March 2009 – Announced an expanded agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc to accelerate commercialization of next generation biofuels
3. January and May 2009 – Announced commercial agreements with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Roche using Codexis pharmaceuticals research productivity technology

Future milestones:
1. Continue progress in biofuels development collaboration with Shell
2. Initiate a major partnership in the carbon capture market.
3. Continue to move towards profitability and building a sustainable company

Metrics: 1 million strong enzyme library. 300 employtees. Most recent investment from Shell was rumored to be in the $30 million range, and the company has raised around $200 million from Bio*One Capital, Chevron Technology Ventures, CMEA Capital, Maxygen, Pequot Ventures, Pfizer, and Shell.

Alan Shaw (CEO) quotable quotes: “The secret sauce that we bring is the perfect combination of computation design synthesis and bioinformatics - all of this comes together very nicely to allow us to produce these synthetic super enzymes - and this is a Silicon Valley story. It will take world class technology to break this, but we will do it.”

“Codexis is doing extremely well. We’re fairly successful in financing and never had any problems raising money. Unlike other biotechnology companies, financing is never an issue for us. We have a strong balance sheet and more than what we need at the moment. The company is moving towards profitability.”

“In a way, Shell is like IBM and we’re Microsoft, in that we have a partner that gives us a channel for massive adoption. We’re getting escape velocity.”
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/08/27/codexis-50-hottest-companies-in-bioenergy-candidate-profile/

[FTW]

Turning algae into oil the NASA way:
from: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23332

NASA scientist Jonathan Trent is developing a smarter way to turn algae into oil. He’s created plastic osmotic containers that will float below the surface of the ocean, grow algae, and then help it bloom into oil. He says the new method is more beneficial because algae can grow in a larger area and doesn’t compete with agricultural land.

There is a video there, cool stuff.

Also I posted this on the BEHL boards, but:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/08/_in_order_to_see.html

Recommendations for PBRs lining city building walls. sweeet.

[lrice]

WTWO is on schedule with algae production facility that will be converted to bio-fuel. They are doing right. Starting with a reasonable scale in a location that has room for huge expansion.

They have super efficient algae production.

They have super efficient conversion of algae to bio-fuel reactor.

They have super efficient turbo-engine to drive generator for electricity.

They are on schedule to produce both bio-fuel and electricity.

They have client in India setting up an electrical operation with a totally separate water system.

They have announced deals in South America that are to be funded.

They have mentioned hydrogen power as a subtle hint.

Seems pretty complete .

Hard to foresee the exact day a big buy-in begins , but I'll be long when it happens as I am now and have been increasingly.

Do what you like, make your own choice. Nothing's guaranteed.
It's a risk. I've bought the risk for the potential reward.

Expecting fullfillment of current plans for September as stated by WTWO in previous PR.

[shamwow]

I do not like ZENG at all.

[shamwow]

Has anyone read the PRs from BEHL from 2008? Are those dead deals b/c it was part of the past regime?

[shamwow]

Can anyone tell me why they like ZENG or WTWO?

I don't like either, and I was invested in WTWO when it ran from double 0s til 2 cents.. No one knows the o/s... at least they didn't back then..

[thebobber]

investor update coming in September for OOGI per email I received today inquiring of the CEO

[500_and_Long]

Posted by: Kurtzy Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:39:36 PM
In reply to: None Post # of 38813

Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trading Overview for BioCentric Energy Holdings Inc.
August 26, 2009 | By GlobeNewswireDALLAS, Aug. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring biofuels company BioCentric Energy Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:BEHL). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

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BioCentric Energy Holdings Inc. (BEHL:BEHL) is an emerging biofuels company specializing in the development of new technologies of fuel energy derived from algae. The Company also provides overall unique "green" energy solutions as alternatives to fossil fuels energy sources.

In the report, the analyst notes:

"On August 21, BEHL announced its first license agreement with Envision Technologies for $250,000. Company CEO Dennis Fisher said that the Company has received a large volume of inquiries during the most recent quarter as information of the Company's technology becomes more widely known and disseminated. The Company invites interested parties to inquire into its Value Added Representative (VAR:VAR) program, which can be tailored into a mutually beneficial agreement between the Company and new representatives.

"On August 14, the Company announced the results of its first algae harvest, which surpassed the Company's expectations by approximately 30%. The harvest will be used for the production of clean-burning biodiesel fuels through the Company's proprietary closed-loop photobioreactor technology, which enables the system to produce eight gallons per day of biodiesel fuel, continually. The Company said this represents nearly 50% of an equivalent crop production from a 1,800 square-foot space."

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[thebobber]

I understand what you are saying. I have concerns also when I see what I consider to be fluff PR's and no updates on milestones. The difference between zeng and behl is we can see progress on PR system and know work is being done on it. We do need real milestones completed, saying we have a spreadsheet aint one, releasing the spreadsheet data is

[danno2008]

God knows it needs it!!!!!!!!

[thebobber]

this is an update to an earlier PR I believe, but its still positive news. Should help WTWO on wednesday

[FTW]

Check this WTWO news that just popped on google:
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=3015

Nevada company prepares to commercialize algae bioreactor
By Lisa Gibson


Posted August 25, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. CST

Nevada-based W2 Energy Inc., a green energy equipment developer, expects to have its patented algae bioreactor up and running in Guelph, Ontario, in mid-September, according to CEO Mike McLaren, after which time, the company will begin selling its bio-oil and searching for partners to help commercialize the bioreactor itself. “Our company strategy is joint venture instead of equipment sales,” McLaren said.

The Sunfilter bioreactor will grow algae to produce bio-oil for biofuels and will be used to sequester carbon dioxide from the company’s waste-to-energy processes. It also can be sold separately to algae producers, biodiesel producers, labs, aquaculture companies, and coal and petroleum plants, according to W2. A purchase cost for the equipment, which took a couple years to develop, has not been established, McLaren said.

Inside the bioreactor, low-power ultraviolet lights, in combination with the gases, feed the algae so it grows and fills the tubes with blooms, according to W2’s Web site. When the blooms have reached an appropriate density, a set of magnetic rings inside the tubes scrapes the blooms clean and pushes the algae to the upper manifold, where compressed air pushes it out. The algae is then compressed, dried and then either gasified or fed into a biodiesel reactor to produce biodiesel.

[500_and_Long]

ty :)

[CashFXGroupPowerTeam]

correct :)

[500_and_Long]

not being fresh here but is that a difinative no?