Algae Derived Biodiesel for airplanes.

Tim Zenk, of Sapphir Energy, explains the process to produce biodiesel from algae. Photo: AP.Â

The airplane, of the Continental Airlines company, has completed a 90 minutes itinerary through the Gulf of Mexico.Â

The development of the biofuels starts to pick up its first successes in the aeronautical industry. Continental American Airlines an airline company from the United States has completed with success the first flight of an airplane propelled with a mixture of algae derived biodiesel and fuel, as it was informed by the press of USA. The itinerary, that has lasted 90 minutes and that has been operated by a Boeing 737-800, has resulted “better than expected”, as a spokesman of the company informs. Leer más »

The Petrosar buses that transport workers of Pan American Energy to the location of Cerro Dragón, constitute the pioneers in the use of that ecological fuel made of microalgaes.Â

The plant is the first in its type in the country. The refinement technique that is used doesn’t need water. Â

The governor and authorities participated of the ceremonial ribbon cutting that left the producing plant inaugurated. With the presence of the governor of Chubut, Mario Das Neves, and other provincial authorities, yesterday the first biodiesel refinery of Comodoro Rivadavia was inaugurated. Leer más »

BFS, the first company in the world that produces biodiesel starting from the algae, has developed a new technology using the solar energy as a powerful catalyst. BFS received in its facilities a Japanese delegation that made clear the interest of some oriental companies to begin with the construction of a plant in Japan for next autumn. Leer más »

(Bloomberg) Biofields SA, the mexican company owner of a license to produce ethanol with algae, will invest US$850 millions in building a factory in the mexican desert with a capacity of 250 million gallons (945 million liters) of the fuel for 2012. Leer más »