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By Phil McKenna | 06/09/2009 | 8 Comments

The draught-resistant "dream" biofuel is also a water hog.

By Monica Heger | 05/01/2009 | 1 Comment

OriginOil claims that its technology extracts oil from algae cheaply and efficiently.

By Tyler Hamilton | 04/08/2009 | 18 Comments

A new heater cable lowers the cost of separating oil-like fluid from rock.

Falling oil prices could cause some alternative-fuel startups to fail.

By Michael Fitzgerald | 10/30/2008 | 6 Comments

Falling oil prices mean tough times for renewable energy, but experts expect the industry to bounce back.

Rain and floods in the corn-growing Midwest could drive up the costs of producing the biofuel.

High prices still haven't prompted companies to use advanced extraction methods.

A city being built in Abu Dhabi will serve as a large-scale test for renewable energy.

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