{"id":7307,"date":"2011-12-08T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T15:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=7307"},"modified":"2011-12-08T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T15:28:12","slug":"originoil-national-lab-to-collaborate-on-biomass-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=7307","title":{"rendered":"OriginOil, National Lab to Collaborate on Biomass Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AlgaePond_Higetiger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2140\" title=\"AlgaePond_Higetiger\" src=\"http:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AlgaePond_Higetiger.jpg\" alt=\"Pond with algae (Higetiger\/Flickr)\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AlgaePond_Higetiger.jpg 267w, https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AlgaePond_Higetiger-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originoil.com\/company-news\/originoil-announces-new-research-agreement-with-u-s-department-of-energy%E2%80%99s-idaho-national-laboratory.html\">OriginOil Inc.<\/a> an algae fuel developer in Los Angeles, signed a research agreement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/inlportal.inl.gov\/portal\/server.pt\/community\/home\/255\">Idaho National Lab<\/a>, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, to establish industry standards for algal biomass. Standards for fuels from biomass are considered a an important step in making algal biofuels a competitive alternative to petroleum.<\/p>\n<p>The company says under the agreement, it will provide the Idaho lab with its technology for evaluation that extracts oil from algae cells using a combination of electromagnetic fields and pH modification. The standardization project is expected to encourage the integration of algae-based biofuels with those derived from terrestrial biomass sources.<\/p>\n<p>Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil&#8217;s CEO, cited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originoil.com\/pdf\/Chris-Tindal-US-Asst-Sec-Navy.pdf\">Defense Department&#8217;s plans<\/a> for increasing its use of alternative fuels as one reason for developing standards. &#8220;The U.S. Navy alone plans to achieve 50 percent use of alternative fuels in just eight years,&#8221; says Eckelberry, &#8220;a goal of eight million barrels of biofuels per year that must be blended from non-food fuels like algae.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Idaho National Lab develops tests and deploys advanced renewable energy technology, including research on algae, says Deborah Newby, a molecular biologist at the lab. &#8220;This agreement is to assist OriginOil by conducting evaluations of processes and technologies that may help find solutions to converting algae into energy feedstocks more efficiently,&#8221; notes Newby, &#8220;by optimizing and standardizing various formats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=1973\">Fuels Developer Claims Large-Scale Hydrogen from Algae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/higetiger\/2759095853\/\">Higetiger\/Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OriginOil Inc. an algae fuel developer in Los Angeles, signed a research agreement with the Idaho National Lab, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, to establish industry standards for algal biomass. Standards for fuels from biomass are considered a an important step in making algal biofuels a competitive alternative to petroleum. 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