Comments on: Algae's Big Break: Exxon, Craig Venter Launch $600M+ Algae Fuel Effort

By: Exxon joins a $600 million Algae fuel technology development « Follow The Money

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:48:35 +0000

[...] http://earth2tech.com/2009/07/14/algaes-big-break-exxon-craig-venter-launch-600m-algae-fuel-effort/ [...]

By: Craig Venter Is Now God & How That Affects Climate Change

Craig Venter Is Now God & How That Affects Climate Change — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:34:45 +0000

[...] so Synthetic Genomics commercial biofuel could be getting pretty close to actual production. Venter said last year that the startup had successfully engineered algae to secrete hydrocarbons similar to [...]

By: Jay Rose

Jay Rose — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:50:48 +0000

We are involved in commercializing viable algae fuel production, on a large scale, but, doing so highly efficiently, and inexpensively. Removing the environment energy yoke would be great, however, until steeply discounted energy prices emerge, we will only have a partial solution. It appears doable.
Sannerwind@gmail.com

By: Amyris’ Total Funds Reach $244M, Still Not Commercial

Amyris’ Total Funds Reach $244M, Still Not Commercial — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:01:03 +0000

[...] lately of supporting these companies with long times to commercialization (Range Fuels, Coskata, Synthetic Genomics). And previous investor interest in biofuels seems to have trended toward support of electric [...]

By: Craig Venter: Without Scale, Algae Fuel Companies “Playing”

Craig Venter: Without Scale, Algae Fuel Companies “Playing” — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:10:29 +0000

[...] “That’s the real bugaboo for everybody,” said Venter. To address that hurdle, last July Synthetic Genomics announced that it was partnering with ExxonMobil on a $600 million algae [...]

By: Shell CEO Defends Pull Back From Clean Power

Shell CEO Defends Pull Back From Clean Power — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:56 +0000

[...] to make many partnerships or investments with green tech innovators. Other oil companies like Exxon have made high-profile partnerships with companies like Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics to work on algae fuel. Chevron has its [...]

By: Q3: Best Quarter Ever for Cleantech, So What’s the Worry?

Q3: Best Quarter Ever for Cleantech, So What’s the Worry? — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:05 +0000

[...] and new smart charging technologies were unveiled. Meanwhile, Big Oil was going nuts for algae, with Exxon, Chevron and BP all making major investments in algae-based fuels. Biofuels in general seem to be [...]

By: The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech – Simon | Semenoff

The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech – Simon | Semenoff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:46:56 +0000

[...] investors to fund smaller projects or switch to another less-capital-intensive strategy, such as finding a corporate partner (like Synthetic Genomics) or making components, instead of whole systems (like [...]

By: The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech

The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:02:43 +0000

By: The Algae Fuel Backlash: Here Come the Skeptics

The Algae Fuel Backlash: Here Come the Skeptics — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:58:40 +0000

[...] from the flurry of venture-capital deals, big oil company investments, and attention from politicians on startups creating biofuels from algae, it might seem like the [...]

By: The Promise of Algae Fuel Rests on Big Oil | earth2tech.com « Marine Energy Systems

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:09:03 +0000

[...] Posted September 4th, 2009 at 12:00 am in Biofuels In the world of big oil balance sheets, Exxon’s decision to invest $600 million into an algae fuel deal with startup Synthetic Genomics is kind of like oil finally agreeing to take algae out on a date. While it’s definitely a first [...]

By: The Promise of Algae Fuel Rests on Big Oil

The Promise of Algae Fuel Rests on Big Oil — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:01:51 +0000

[...] the world of big oil balance sheets, Exxon’s decision to invest $600 million into an algae fuel deal with startup Synthetic Genomic... is kind of like oil finally agreeing to take algae out on a date. While it’s definitely a [...]

By: Synthetic Diesel: Amyris Working on $62M Round

Synthetic Diesel: Amyris Working on $62M Round — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:26:53 +0000

[...] these economic times. The company is also competing with other synthetic biology makers like LS9, Synthetic Genomics and Gevo. [...]

By: BP Ups Algae Fuel Stakes, Pledges $10M for Martek Deal

BP Ups Algae Fuel Stakes, Pledges $10M for Martek Deal — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:48:29 +0000

[...] Exxon isn’t the only big oil firm that’s placing a significant bet on algae fuel. Today BP announced a new joint development agreement with Martek Biosciences to work on making microbial oils for biofuels, with an initial investment of up to $10 million. Martek has been working with algae for over two decades (largely producing dietary supplements derived from micro algae) and the companies plan to “establish proof of concept for large-scale, cost effective microbial biodiesel production through fermentation,” over the course of several years. [...]

By: How Good Is Algae Fuel At Fighting Climate Change? Totally Depends

How Good Is Algae Fuel At Fighting Climate Change? Totally Depends — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:01:33 +0000

[...] been the blockbuster topic of the summer. Major deals have recently been done by heavyweights like Exxon, and Synthetic Genomics, Sapphire Energy and Bill Gates’ Cascade Investments, and more funding is in the pipeline [...]

By: The Solar-Biofuel Hybrid: Joule Biotechnologies Launches

The Solar-Biofuel Hybrid: Joule Biotechnologies Launches — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:44:47 +0000

[...] Interestingly enough, Joule hasn’t yet worked out its favored business model yet, and is waiting for the market to decide. The company could either build its SolarFuel-producing plants itself and sell the fuel (probably not such a good plan in a capital-constrained economy), or sell the technology to fuel developers who will produce their own fuel. The company has engineered its organism to produce the fuel as efficiently as possible, not unlike the work that Synthetic Genomic’s founder Craig Venter has done. [...]