Microalgae (phytoplankton), unlike macroalgae (seaweed), are single-cell microscopic organisms that live in freshwater or marine ecosystems. Through their growth, they produce biomass, which is ...

A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have grown microalgae under controlled conditions in a laboratory in order to use their metabolites, especially lipids, ...

PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD FINALISTThe University of QueenslandSolar technologies: harnessing light to power to solve global ...

Lauded as a “ghost protein” that boosts nutrition without changing finished products’ taste, color or texture, Israeli startup Brevel claims that its microalgae-based alternative protein could give ...

Food technology company Aliga Microalgae progresses its plans to scale the microalgae ingredient, chlorella, as an alternative protein after buying an existing production facility in Holland.

With food systems under pressure from climate change, geopolitical instability, and supply chain vulnerabilities, the EU is driving innovation toward more sustainable, resilient, and local production ...

A recent review finds that microalgal niches in freshwater ecosystems may concentrate antibiotic resistance genes, raising environmental and public health concerns.

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Checkerspot announced that it has successfully developed the world’s first high-oleic palm oil alternative produced entirely through the fermentation of microalgae, ...

In 2021 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued the first volume of its latest authoritative report on climate change. The United Nations secretary-general branded its findings a “code ...

Vaxa developed the first commercial installation in the world that integrates geothermal energy production with algae cultivation (Energy-to-Food). As climate change seeps into every aspect of our ...