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Artificial Life, Biofuels & Climate Change: The ABC Of Synthetic Biology

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Ross.

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Last week the mainstream media was set alight by the news that scientists had created the world’s first artificial bacteria, leading to excitement at the applications of the science, accusations of playing God and bewilderment at the speed of new advances in synthetic biology.
Whilst ten years ago such ground-breaking advances in biochemistry were all focused [...]

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After Copenhagen, The Carbon Tariff Trade Wars Begin

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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In the aftermath of the global economic collapse, the industrialised world looked back at the lessons of the 1930s and realised that the fastest way out of recession was to avoid protectionist trade wars and to keep international markets as open as possible, in order to try to keep trade flowing as freely as possible [...]

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What are Algae Biofuels?

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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Algae-based biofuels, or algal biofuels, are sources of biodiesel, bioethanol and other biofuels derived from simple organisms such as algae and phytoplankton. As with plants and other photosynthetic organisms, algae use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and biomass.
Why bother with algal biofuels?
The key reasons to research biofuels are of course all [...]

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Energy Investment: Today’s Delays are Tomorrow’s Disasters

Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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As the global downturn continues, demand for energy has dropped as manufacturers reduce production or go under. Talking to energy executives in Houston this week though, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward warned of the dangers of complacency in failing to invest despite the recession.
In response to turbulent oil prices, OPEC has recently embarked on significant [...]