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not that I know of
is there anyone left from those days?
is there anyone left from those days?
That is my point :)
2 yrs ago fisher wasn't part of BEHL. Everything has changed since then
I don't see Dennis Fisher mentioned anywhere in that article so I wouldn't put much value in that old article.
what does a 2yr old info mean today? different people now running BEHL, not the same business plan whatsoever
I don't mind saying this scares the crap out of me...!!!!
Posted by: stushy Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:10:31 AM
In reply to: Roxie who wrote msg# 38335 Post # of 38377
Biocentric potential partners...Look at this article in 2007.
BioCentric Energy says it has heavy hitters. In working with U.S. Sustainable Energy, is it holding the right bat?
A new California-based company is trumpeting plans to start making cellulosic ethanol using a controversial proprietary process.
And it plans to start doing it just a few months from now, using dried distillers grains (DDGs) and "imperfect raw soy beans"... and, it hopes, even automotive scrap.
Huntington Beach, California-based BioCentric Energy, which the Cleantech Group's Dana Childs characterized earlier this week as a small, odd company, is the latest to come forward touting the controversial hydrolysis/pyrolysis process of U.S. Sustainable Energy Corporation (PINKSHEETS: USSE) and its founder John Rivera (see the Cleantech Group's A better biofuel out of Mississippi? Or just a lotta gas?)
Yesterday, BioCentric announced its board had voted unanimously to approve funding to facilitate the first cellulosic ethanol plant based on the 'Rivera Process' at its facility in Mason City, Iowa.
How much money will it contribute?
"As far as the initial buildout, we'll be putting several million. But we may go out much further," Kurt D. Peet, vice president of corporate strategy, told the Cleantech Group.
With this relatively modest investment, BioCentric aims to be in a position to produce 58 million gallons a year of what it calls E-Diesel OD-66, a blend that incorporates ethanol derived from cellulosic means, by October of this year.
By contrast, cellulosic plants being built by better known and well funded industry companies Abengoa, Celunol, BlueFire Ethanol, Poet, Range Fuels and others are costing hundreds of millions of dollars, taking years to build and anticipating yields of less than half of BioCentric's claim.
Small scale trials have been done by many of them, but none are in commercial production yet.
While itself a new company, BioCentric says it's in the process of merging with Core Ventures, a group the company says has designed, engineered and built out approximately 500,000,000 gallons of ethanol and biodiesel nameplate capacity.
Yet when asked how its seemingly advanced science worked, and why, when companies at the forefront of cellulosics were progressing so slowly, BioCentric deferred to the "mysterious black box" and "secret sauce" of USSE's Rivera Process.
"Why? I can't really give you a reason why. All I know is that it does. There is an additive that's used during this process that quickly accelerates the breakdown of the cellulosic proteins, for lack of better words. How that works, I don't know," said BioCentric's Peet.
BioCentric, much like USSE itself late last year, has produced independent laboratory results to the Cleantech Group that showed favorable characteristics of fuel it said was produced by the process.
And BioCentric said those results weren't even necessarily representative, as they were from recent tests using DDGs and scrapped auto "fluff." Further tests next week supervised by visiting "dignitaries" are to be sent to two more independent verification companies, it claimed.
Until its Iowa facility is operational, the "unique blending component" generated by the Rivera Process will be manufactured in Natchez, and shipped to BioCentric's Iowa site, the company said.
USSE and its Rivera Process have skeptics. Inventor John Rivera has claimed he doesn't even fully understand himself why his technique yields high amounts of fuel, achieving five gallons of fuel per bushel of soybeans—even rotten ones—when others only get 1.5 gallons. Nor has the company had the best success with partners (see the Cleantech Group's Swimming with the fishes.)
The majority of BioCentric's funding to date has come from private investors, including Terri Adams of Adams Steel of Southern California, which recycles cars and sends the balance today to landfills. According to BioCentric's Peet, the company is interested in reducing the costs of sending its waste to landfills and the environmental impact of doing so.
The company said its initial calculations showed it should be very inexpensive to produce the fuel, due to low production costs and extremely low feedstock costs.
"We have run some figures. We are continuing to finite those. But utilizing either a negative-, no-, or low-cost feedstock will bring our costs down dramatically. We expect [to get the cost of feedstock] down into the cents per gallon," said Peet.
rising oil prices will spur more interest in algae stocks as well as other alternative's.
This looks like it could be the company BEHL is involved with... thoughts? I found it on the board..
http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowLpllcAllList?QueryLpllcNumber=200615110059
this is good but the bolded part fits my worries..could this be the new company pr'd
Posted by: bjandthebear Date: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:50:32 PM
In reply to: Fit4ever who wrote msg# 38205 Post # of 38259
Team BEHL Good Things Are Happening @ BEHL Headquarters !!!
Team BEHL Has Been Working For 5 Years To Get Where They Are Today !!!
All The Progress That Has Occurred In The Last Two Month On The BEHL Photobioreactor Phase 1 Done !!! Harvest Of Algae, Diesel Fuel and Animal Supplements.
BEHL Photobioreactor Phase # 2 New Improved Parts; New Equipment Coming In Everyday. Investing And Insuring We Deliver The Best BEHL Photobioreactor For The World !!!
That Does Not Happen Over Night !!!
Dennis Shen Spending Weeks In China To Insured The Manufacturing Of Our BEHL Photobioreactor And Opening Doors In China To Sell Our BEHL Photobioreactor / Partnership !!!
Dennis Fisher Working at BEHL Headquarters On Our First BEHL Photobioreactor / Taking 5 Years Of Knowledge/ Trial And Errors/ And Now We Seen The Results Of Their Labor !!!
New Marketing Company Set Up / Brochures / Sales Package For Our BEHL Customers
New Improved Web Site / New Logo Design /
All This Happening And I Am Flying In To Be Apart Of Team BEHL The First Of September !!!
Team BEHL Will Always Being Looking To Add Algae Technology To Increase Production On Our BEHL Photobioreactor And Increase Our Revenues.
One Such Company We Are Now Working With, Last Monday I Personally Contacted Them About Their Patented Algae Growth Technology; Their Algae Growth Technology Will Increase Our Algae Growth By 35% for BioDiesel. On Thursday I Set Up A Meeting For Our Companies To Meet At BEHL Headquarters; The 4 Hour Meeting Was Successful; Once Their Patented Algae Growth Technology Is Proven; Which They took A Sample Of Our Algae To Test, I Called Them Today To Followed Up On The Test Results; They Told Me It Takes 3-4 Days To Test Our Algae And Add Their Formula To Make The Final Algae BioDiesel; Once Their Technology Is Proven; They Will Become Apart Of BEHL/Partnership And Will Move Into Our BEHL Headquarters. We Will Have Contracts To Sign And Dennis Will Make An Official Annoucement When The Partnership Is Signed.
Team BEHL I Have To Tell You; If This Proves Out And I Know It Will; This Is Going To Be Huge; Again Their Technology Will Increase Our Photobioreactor Production By 35% On Algae Diesel; Plus Other Patents They Have To Share With Team BEHL; As A Partnership Agreement And Part Of Team BEHL; They Will Add Instant Value/ A Huge Asset / And I Mean Huge !!!
The Selling Of Our BEHL Photobioreactor And Royalties at .05 Per Algae Pound From Our BEHL Customers.
Team BEHL; We Are Going To Be Successful And WE Have More To Come.
I Ask That We Support Team BEHL, Dennis Fisher 100% And Be Patience !!! Plus If You Can Visit BEHL Headquarters; They Would Love For You Come And See. Please Call Lowell !!!
You Can Email @ behlgreengoldalgaetechnology@gmail.com
I Will Return Your Mail,
Bear
my only fear is that behl created this new company itself and is not collecting the 250k and the company does not have clients
other than that i'm really excited lol
jmo
David
Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3 Billion In Recovery Act Funds For Renewable Energy Projects
August 19, 2009
Cash Assistance Will Increase Economic Development, Promote Renewable Energy Use Program Guidance Now Available to Businesses to Facilitate Swift Implementation
Washington — As part of an innovative partnership aimed at increasing economic development in urban and rural areas while setting our nation on the path to energy independence, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced an estimated $3 billion for the development of renewable energy projects around the country and made available the guidance businesses will need to submit a successful application. Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the program will provide direct payments in lieu of tax credits in support of an estimated 5,000 bio-mass, solar, wind, and other types of renewable energy production facilities.
"The renewable energy program provides another important avenue for the Recovery Act to contribute to economic development in communities around the country," said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. "It will provide additional stimulus to economies in urban and rural America by helping to develop domestic sources of clean energy. This partnership between Treasury and Energy will enable both large companies and small businesses to invest in our long-term energy needs, protect our environment and revitalize our nation's economy."
The Recovery Act authorized Treasury to make direct payments to companies that create and place in service renewable energy facilities beginning January 1, 2009. Previously, these companies could file for a tax credit to cover a portion of the renewable energy project's cost; under the new program, applicants would agree to forgo tax credits down the line in favor of an immediate reimbursement of a portion of the property expense. This direct payment program allows for an immediate stimulus in local economies.
Said Energy Secretary Steven Chu: "These payments will help spur major private sector investments in clean energy and create new jobs for America's workers. It is part of our broad effort to double our renewable energy capacity in the next few years and make sure that America leads the world in creating the new clean energy economy of the future."
In previous years, the tax credit has been widely used. It is considered a successful incentive for encouraging the development of renewable energy. In 2006, approximately $550 million in tax credits were provided to 450 businesses. The rate of new renewable energy installations has fallen since the economic and financial downturns began, as projects had a harder time obtaining financing. The Departments of Treasury and Energy expect a fast acceleration of businesses applying for the energy funds in lieu of the tax credit.
To expedite implementation of the program, Treasury and Energy are today making available the terms and conditions, guidance, and a sample application so that companies can prepare successful applications in advance of the launch of the web based application in the coming weeks – yet another tool designed to facilitate the timely flow of program funds to eligible businesses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy
Don't forget how labor intensive pond farms must be.....ours is "self-harvesting"......
right on real - this could be the new bubble... :)
great site will post here in the future //algae will rule into the future
don't forget uplisting
Posted by: OldTymer Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:15:25 PM
In reply to: docgreen951 who wrote msg# 37788 Post # of 37878
docgreen, here are 3 publicly traded algae companies...
PSUD-Pink Sheet
http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=psud
OOIL:
http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=ooil
PALG:
http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=palg
JB1992
looks very expensive compared to the BEHL solution.
also BEHL is closed loop, you talk about ponds, is that where your company grows the algae? in ponds? is there not excessive wind blown contamination? and does not the algae have to compete with the protozea in the ponds? and not in a closed loop?
or are they growing in the blue truck containers that i see in the picture? how does sun light get in the trucks? are the trucks expensive? what is the cost per acre to construct using your companys algae tech?
repair7
We're going to retrace our losses and I firmly believe we will here news on China and the other Asian country contracting us out... Plus the Bigboard company will be out this week and we ar egonna roll... This is what Dennis was talking about as far as crushing the Shorters...
IMHO
Best
C
what's makes you say double
Here we go Algae peeps... BEHL will double it's PPS this week... Rock and roll
yup - just looking for a good run with BEHL so I can take out enough to pay bills and have some play cash (for other plays) and let the rest ride there... it's all gonna be GREAT
we aqre in the right field all we have to do is parley our money from BEHLm into a couple of more and retire LOL
HOLY (you know what) - that is enough to keep me from sleeping tonight !
I think I'm gonna join you guys in WTWO. I've been following it since the recent spike and fall, but was too caught up watching BEHL to do much of anything else.
Also, awesome board :) Obviously since BEHL I've read a ton on algae and now firmly believe this is the next big thing. The pieces are all coming together from not only in the USA, but in a global standpoint it seems. Giddy 'up
Hi guys... sorry I'm late to the party! Is is wrong for me to have spend a lot of my weekend looking at expensive cars and properties? :)
300,000 shares strong in WTOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
bobber I just started posting on wtwo today I only have 500k shrs of it I was planning on selling of some of my ocnf and hit it some more tomarrow...it looks like a great company...!!!
hi there.....i will check in on a regular basis...so i can keep up with whats happening....
go BEHL
the PR I would like to see would spell out data on harvesting which indicates the revenue streams coming from the production.
for instance when you look at the animal feed byproduct, some feed goes for $400/ton made from soy beans/corn I believe.
then there's supplements which go for more.
the true picture of algae is the fact that 100's of pounds per day can be harvested per acre. With a farm, you get 40 bushels of soybeans an acre per ENTIRE season if you are lucky. So you see that in 365 day production of a PBR, you could get say 2 bushels a day equiv (or more) of a soybean type protein..thats 725 bushels a year vs 40 from farming. Thats based on 100lbs per acre per day and it could be more.
Equivalent Weights of Grain and Oilseeds
27.52 pounds per bushel for oats = 47.32 pounds per bushel for corn = 48.16 pounds per bushel for rye = 52.20 pounds per bushel for soybeans ...
Oil prices spike to 2009 high, algae related stocks as well as most alternative energy stocks is where the action is and will be
ok come on in, but bring some algae talk with you! this is an algae discussion board.
hello all!
How dare you start a new board and don't invite me!
I would be thinking about a dome or many individual ones???
RE; "only loss is evaporation " exactly, the evaporation in arid regions. The one in my siggy is made from rubber and uses waste water for it's input. The loss of water is through evaporation. These pilot plants are being built in arid desert where the land is cheap.
some systems completely reuse the water inside and the spray outside keeping things cooled, the only loss is evaporation
All the operating plants I've found, even the closed loop systems are exposing vast areas of water to the environment.
Are you talking about the lagoons in your picture?
That's a concern of mine. With all these artificial lakes being created, how is it going to impact the environment ?
Even with the fully functional closed loop plant that I dd'd, they had to cover the tubes with water to keep the algae from cooking.
Investing in Algae: The Next Form of Renewable Energy
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Investing in renewable energy companies Tradeking: screenshots and in-depth review of pricing tiers,... Is it Time to Forget About Mutual Funds? How to exponentially grow your nest egg The search for the alternative to oil continues. The idea of using corn for ethanol has faded as food prices have gone up and planting so much corn has hurt farmlands. There is a lot of promise using algae as an alternative to petroleum, not to mention that algae doesn’t take up arable land or use edible food.
In 2009, the electric car is all the rage. GM recently announced they have a new car called the Volt that is supposed to get 230 miles per gallon (mpg). Current thinking is that the price of the Volt will be $40,000 and it doesn’t sound overly appealing with that price tag. Other companies have electric cars on the market and more will be ready to come out in the next couple of years.
Other negative talk about the electric car is that it still takes power that pollutes. The electric car is not a clean energy vehicle when you consider the electricity it takes to charge them. It could get the US to reduce its dependence on oil, but as far as pollution goes, it still takes coal to produce a lot of the electricity in this country.
Biofuel is an area of both research and ridicule, with stories of cars running cross-country on McDonalds French-fry grease. Venture capitalists, large investment groups and the US military are taking algae seriously as a real alternative to petroleum. Research in turning algae into fuel isn’t new; it has been ongoing since the 1970s.
The public interest in algae has increased since Bill Gates’ investment company, Cascade Investments, sold their shares of the ethanol company, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) and invested in a privately-held algae company called Sapphire Energy. Just because Bill Gates invests a small percentage of his money into a company that is researching turning algae into a usable fuel is not much of reason to start putting our money into algae; but people do pay attention to where the so-called smart money goes, and that includes people like Bill Gates. Another large group that has begun to inquire about algae as a fuel for their fighter jets is the United States Air Force.
The US Air Force wants its entire fleet of aircraft to have the ability to fly on a 50-50 mix of oil and synthetic fuel by 2011 and to be entirely “carbon zero” in a decade. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $25 million contract to Science Applications International Corporation to help develop an algae-based jet fuel for the US military.
The research doesn’t only concern turning the algae into fuel; it has to do with making enough algae. There are different ways each of these companies grows its algae, some in tanks indoors and using sugar instead of sunlight. Others use outdoor facilities and the sun. These companies are coming up with new and interesting ways to use carbon dioxide (CO2) for their projects. An Israeli company is using the CO2 from the electric company’s smokestacks for their algae growth.
Privately Funded Companies
Many of these companies are not publicly traded at this time. That doesn’t mean that they won’t decide to go public at some time in the future, so it would be a good idea to watch and read about all of these companies and what they do.
Sapphire Energy. In 2007 they successfully made a product, named Green Crude, which yielded 91% octane gasoline from algae. Sapphire Energy appears at this time to be one of the leaders in the algae-to-fuel field.
Solix Biofuels, Inc., is another privately-held company, with a long list of investors including companies in China. Founded in 2006, it is backed by Colorado State University’s Engine and Energy Conservation Laboratory.
Solazyme has a deal with Chevron. In 2008, Solazyme announced they were within 24 to 36 months of creating cost-competitive fuel.
Cellena is a company in Hawaii that is mostly owned by Shell Oil.
Seambiotic is a company in Israel that uses flue gas from coal burning smokestacks to create the CO2 in its algae production. They clean up an environmental problem and use it to grow their algae.
Publicly-Traded Companies
There are publicly-traded companies, but most of these are penny stocks and are more speculation than investments. Some ethanol companies are now including algae in the production. Remember that some penny stock companies trade in very low volumes, which means you might have a hard time selling your shares, and the spread between the bid and the ask price can be very wide.
OriginOil (OOIL) has patents and is employing several next-generation technologies to greatly enhance algae cultivation and oil extraction.
Global Green Solutions (GGRN) has operations in North America, Europe and South Africa.
PetroAlgae Inc. (PALG) in Melbourne, FL. is focused on commercializing technologies to grow and harvest oil from algae.
BioCentric Energy Holdings (BEHL) just announced that they have developed an improved processing formula that accelerates algae growth.
Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRN) is a large ethanol producing company and has recently announced they too are getting into the algae business.
Exxon Mobile (XOM) has plans to invest $600 million and partner with Synthetic Genomics (SGI). SGI is a privately-held company.
DOW Chemical has partnered with Algenol Biofuels, which will use algae to convert carbon CO2 into ethanol.
Other companies worth looking into are Green Star Products (GPSI), Valcent Products (VCTZF), International Energy (IENI) and PetroSun (PSUD).
Algae has a lot of promise and interest in being the next real alternative to oil. Could algae be the perfect answer to the oil dependency problem and the global warming problem by using CO2 emissions to grow algae and then turning algae into fuel? Putting some speculative money into one or more of these companies could turn out to be a smart move. This is an industry worth watching.
Nice..wonder how much h2o is lost to evaporation?
BIOFUELS: Bipartisan House bill would include algae in RFS (E&ENews PM, 08/03/2009)
Katie Howell, E&E reporter
A bipartisan group of Western lawmakers has introduced legislation that would grant incentives to algae-based biofuels producers.
The bill, H.R. 3460, sponsored by Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), would add algae-based fuels to cellulosic biofuels requirements in the national renewable fuel standard, or RFS.
Algae-based fuel producers have been lobbying for RFS recognition as they work to scale up their industry (Greenwire, April 28). It is possible that U.S. EPA could include the feedstock in its final rule for implementing the RFS this fall.
"Policymakers' inclusion of algae with other feedstocks is a really positive step," said Mary Rosenthal, executive director of the Algal Biomass Organization. "It's an additional endorsement that algae is a real feedstock for biofuels."
Advanced biofuels producers have been scaling up new technologies to meet the RFS, which calls for production and blending of up to 21 billion gallons of renewable fuels from non-food sources by 2022. But the algae industry has not reached commercial scale yet.
"This will encourage investors that there is a real industry here even before it is completely commercialized," Rosenthal said.
The new legislation would also establish a tax credit for algae-derived fuel producers. That part of the bill is similar to a measure introduced last session that would have extended renewable-energy tax credits to algae-based fuels. That legislation, H.R. 6943, which was also sponsored by Bilbray, stalled in committee.
The Algae Biofuels World Summit concluded yesterday in San Francisco. The event was geared to active participants in the industry, and I had the opportunity to attend Monday’s all day pre-conference briefing highlighting key players in government, research, and business all pursuing the goal of scaling algal biofuels to a commercial enterprise level.
It is clear that algae is “hot” - but as is often the case with hot, there is no shortage of hype. A recurring theme throughout the day was the common mis-percepton of algae biofuel as “cheap and easy” and a one-size-fits-all solution to the world’s fuel energy needs.
Not so fast.
» See also: The Petri Dish Overfloweth with Algae Advancements
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Hype, Hope, and Promise
The fact is the algae biofuels industry faces significant challenges rising above the level of experimental ”boutique” fuel and achieving commercial scalability. As Jake Richardson writes in his recent post, there are several experimental projects showing promise for algae biofuels, but nothing is proven at a commercial scale and algae-based fuel will likely never offer a total solution or live up to the more wildly optimistic claims laid upon it.
That is not to say algae biofuels do not hold exceptional promise as an important - perhaps even crucial - component of a national and global fuel energy strategy. Even though algae is “hot”, cooler heads prevailed at the briefing as professionals from all corners of the industry examined the realities and challenges of building a national scale biofuels industry (considered on the order of 20 to 100 billion gallons per year produced nationally).
Let’s examine five key points from the briefing. Check out my post on TriplePundit for more.
Productivity:
Current claims of algae producing 15,000 gallons of biofuel per acre per year are, according to Dr. John Benneman of Benneman Associates, wildly unrealistic.The current peak productivity is more on the level of 2,000 to 2,500 gallons per acre/year. With genetically engineered strains, the yield could be increased by up to four times, says Benneman, but he is quick to add that there should be an immediate moratorium on GE algal strains, due primarily to likely backlash of (once again) public mis-perception of the dangers of genetically engineered algal stains on the environment and human health.Benneman firmly believes there is no danger in pursuing GE strains of algae, beyond a mismanaged public relations effort in properly educating the public. Without highly controlled, genetically engineered strains of algae, productivity may not sustainably support a commercial scale operation of about 50 million gallons per year.
But without an organized effort of educating the public on the realities of GE algae strains, continued research would likely be a “shot in the foot” for the industry.
Research and Development
As in more of it. A lot more. The mantra throughout the day was for more R&D, more pilot projects, more land in production, and more basic science done with a fresh new cadre of scientists. It was suggested that more of our best and brightest college students should consider a career in Phycology instead of devising exotic investment instruments for Wall Street. No doubt that will make all of us better off.
Water
Of all the issues brought up by the researchers, scientists, and business leaders at the briefing, water was arguably the most pressing issue of all. Evaporative loss from even small scale production runs into millions of gallons a day. Evaporation can be controlled with closed systems (photo-bioreactors) but I have yet to talk to anyone involved in algal biofuel research that considers closed systems economically viable at scale. The consensus is for simple open or raceway ponds, but water is a significantly limiting factor. Using brackish or seawater may hold promise, but issues then arise of what to do with the accumulated salt once the biomass is extracted.
As Tony Michaels of Proteus Environmental Technologies said at the briefing, the controversy of “food vs. fuel” could easily turn to “water vs. fuel” if these water resource challenges are not adequately addressed.
Co-production
Everyone at the briefing agreed that the likely path to economic viability for algae biofuel at scale was through co-location, co-processes, and co-production of products and services. Ben Cloud of XL Renewables stressed that the only workable business model for enterprise scale algae biofuel production may in fact mean producing something else in the beginning, and only after the operation sees profitability should it move into producing biofuel. Even with biofuel production, it is likely that a sound and sustainable model will include a host of co-generation, co-production, and co-services from a single location. There are a host of possibilities here, including:
CO2 mitigation
wastewater treatment
medicinal uses
nutraceuticals
bio-plastics
sources of food/protein (food and fuel)
biomass/process waste heat for generating electricity.
Regulatory Framework
The Aquatic Species Act was launched in the 70’s under the Carter Administration to research the potential of using algae as an energy source. The program was abandoned in the 90’s under the Clinton administration with the conclusion at the time that algae biofuel could only be produced between $40-$70 a barrel. Oil at the time cost about $20/barrel.
Fast-forward ten years and the economies of fossil vs. renewable fuel sources is turned on its head. At least enough for renewed interest from the Department of Energy, who commissioned a “roadmap” report for the algae biofuel industry. Philip Pienkos of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is heading the team that prepared the draft report. Pienkos and other stressed the urgent need that a regulatory framework be set in place to administer new policies and standards for the infant industry.
Currently no such policies or standards exist for an operation that combines both agricultural and industrial processes on one site. Pienkos feels one regulatory body should be created that combine functions of the USDA and EPA so the growing industry can safely and efficiently operate.
The potential for algae biofuels is apparent, but the clear-headed assessment this week makes clear that the devil is in the details. It is exciting to hear of new experimental projects and pilot plants producing what could be the next fuel source for a new energy economy. But we are not there yet, and much work remains so that wild-eyed optimism can be replaced with a realistically sustainable industry providing its share of the overall solution to the world’s fuel energy needs.
“…engineering studies do not conclude that we can or will actually be able to produce algal oil/biodiesel. They conclude that the R&D to develop such processes can be justified, at least until it can be demonstrated to be impossible” Dr. John Benemann, Benemann Associates.
looks good, it is different from the BEHL reactor, are you an employee of JB Hunt?
Please watch this. It' a real Algae bioreactor operation.
http://www.sunecoenergy.com/
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LISTEN: BioCentric Energy Public Radio Interview (Tuesday August 11, 10:56 am ET)
By Nick Hodge
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/algae-biofuel-stocks/452
Algae, Algae, Algae. What stocks can you buy that are Algae Biofuel companies? Thanks to WallStNation.com, we got you covered in algae, going green is so much fun, now you can do it to! With your money and look stupid like the Algae Guy.
The Algae Index
OTC:GERS PINK:NNFC OTC:VCTPF PINK:GSPI OTC:OOIL PINK:PSUD NYSE:RDS.A NYSE:CVX
Via WallStNation.com:
Its been a month since we published Investing in Algae Biofuel Stocks, let's take a look at how the stocks have performed (including OriginOil Inc. (OTC:OOIL)) and this month the first flight of algae-fuelled jet took place.
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The big winner for a one month gain of 40% is OriginOil Inc. (OTC:OOIL), here's how the rest of the stocks have done, only one other company from our Algae Index had a positive return:
Symbol | Dec 8th Price | Jan 9th Price | Gain/Loss | % Gain |
GERS | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ (0.01) | -20.8% |
NNFC | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.00) | -42.9% |
VCTPF | $ 0.31 | $ 0.27 | $ (0.04) | -12.9% |
GSPI | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ (0.00) | -2.2% |
OOIL | $ 0.30 | $ 0.42 | $ 0.12 | 40.0% |
PSUD | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ (0.00) | -5.0% |
RDS.A | $ 50.46 | $ 53.98 | $ 3.52 | 7.0% |
CVX | $ 78.09 | $ 72.82 | $ (5.27) | -6.7% |
by Tom Konrad
Celluslosic Ethanol is all the rage. A less noticed, but significant "Biofuel 2.0" is biofuel based on algae.
Follow the Biomass http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2008/03/will_petrosuns_algae_biodiesel_grow_on_investors_1.html
The Algae Bandwagon:* Review: A chance for Korea to advance algal-biodiesel technology * What's the big deal about algae and photobioreactors? Read here to learn more. | Share Structure:Authorized = ........750,000,000 | Important Links:Why Cap & Trade would / could be a bonanza for BEHL: Under Cap & Trade rules, companies that emit CO2 ABOVE their allotted amount (think big industrial companies) must BUY credits from companies that emit CO2 BELOW their allotted amount (think BEHL's Photo Bioreactor hooked-up to smoke stacks - algae ABSORBS CO2) ... No brainer! Thanks 'bobber' for the contribution... |
Our claim to fame... WE manufacture and sell low-cost, closed-loop algae bioreactor systems for the commercialization and production of algae. | Big Players Wading into the Algae Industry: * Algae’s Big Break: Exxon, Craig Venter Launch $600M+ Algae Fuel Effort | |
* Korean Prime Minister urges governments to work together for green growth | Our Mission: | "Use of Algae for bio fuels will be a key element to helping the U.S. become less dependent on foreign oil. BioCentric is one of the leaders in the industry. Dennis Fisher and Dennis Shen of BioCentric Energy are both active members of the NAA National Algae Association." "We have decided to use the Algae Strains identified by our Scientists in the Czech Republic which hold the most promise for Carbohydrates, Protein, Omega 3, and DHA." |
The BUZZ ON BEHL - Other media that is covering our story:
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Subsidiary Holdings of (BEHL) BioCentric Energy Holdings Ltd:
BioCentric Energy Algae, LLC | Currently the company's main focus. |
BioCentric Energy, Inc. | BioCentric Energy, Inc. (BCEI) is primarily a research & development holding company, whose principals are involved in seeking innovative green energy solutions for the 21st Century. Our mission is to increase the company's value through the discovery, development, and implementation of renewable energy projects. The strategy utilizes our extensive experience and global contacts to uncover opportunities through joint ventures, association agreements, and/or acquisitions. We believe in establishing strong partnerships with industry leaders at the appropriate point in a projects development. |
BioCentric Consortium, Inc. | The BioCentric Energy Consortium brokers the supply and delivery of organic oils, such as, crude, degummed Soybean oil, Rapeseed oil, and Palm Oil, to Biodiesel facilities. BioCentric Energy Consortium consists of many broker members directly tied into the 'Producers of Organic Oils' and to 'Buyers of Biodiesel' through what is known in the industry as the "Seller's Mandate" or the "Buyers Mandate." |
BioCentric Energy Microwave, LLC | BioCentric Energy Microwave is in the process of developing a solution that utilizes a proven technologically advanced microwave solution to produce energy from multiple waste products. We have acquired a location in Orange County, Texas to deliver our green energy generation solution. The defined wastes are MSW (Municipal Solid Wastes), Used Tires, and Chinese Tallow. |
BioCentric Energy, Hong Kong | Formed with Zhenxing Company of China |
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