Biofuels from microalgae are potentially important sources of liquid renewable energy. Algae are not yet produced on a large scale, but research shows promising results. This study assesses the blue water footprint (WF) and land use of algae-based biofuels. It combines the WF concept with an energy balance approach to determine the blue WF of net energy. The study considers open ponds and close...

Cyanobacteria and algae are becoming increasingly attractive cell factories for producing renewable biofuels and chemicals due to their ability to capture solar energy and CO(2) and their relatively simple genetic background for genetic manipulation. Increasing research efforts from the synthetic biology approach have been made in recent years to modify cyanobacteria and algae for various biote...

 Algae can provide a variety of fuels for transport, heating or electricity generation, including biodiesel, aviation fuel and biogas.  Algal biofuels are at an experimental stage and are more expensive than fossil fuels.  Algal biofuels could be made more costeffective by extracting other valuable products from algae or incorporating their production into waste water treatment.  Commercial...

Citation: Jena U and Hoekman SK (2017) Editorial: Recent Advancements in Algae-to-Biofuels Research: Novel Growth Technologies, Conversion Methods, and Assessments of Economic and Environmental Impacts. Front. Energy Res. 5:2. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2017.00002 Editorial: recent advancements in algae-to-Biofuels research: Novel Growth technologies, Conversion Methods, and assessments of Economic and...

Removal and Utilization of Wastewater Nutrients for Algae Biomass and Biofuels