Algae-based biodiesel has been hyped in the past as a renewable fuel that can be produced here in the U.S., lowering greenhouse-gas emissions without displacing food crops or taxing water supplies.

The dyes used in the clothing industry almost always come from fossil-fuel-based chemicals. In the long term, this will not ...

Algae projects are most sustainable when combined with other processes, like wastewater treatment, something big companies and investors aren’t always aligned with. And beyond biology or technology, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is developing a project intended to support public dialog concerning the development and use of synthetic biology (synbio).

Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the ...

On a patch of land between Riverview Park and the Red Mountain Freeway, two silvery metal domes tower over the Mesa wastewater treatment plant. The domes are called “anaerobic digesters,” and there ...