HyveGeo believes it can turn the desert green and remove carbon from the atmosphere – using biochar and microscopic algae.

Interestingly, the researchers tried growing microalgae inherently present in produced water using the same acclimatization strategy, but the resulting stock culture had no effect on raw ...

"The purpose of the experiment is to create a photobioreactor for biotechnological experiments and obtaining food and oxygen by culturing microalgae ... food and oxygen by growing microalgae ...

The photobioreactors in Iceland are not the only way to cultivate microalgae – and other methods come with environmental benefits, too. In New Mexico, US, Green Stream Farms is growing ...

The last piece of the puzzle — one where microalgae could not help — was supplying the growth factors needed to help the muscle cells grow, including insulin-like growth factors and hepatocyte ...

HyveGeo first experimented with turning microalgae into biochar, before realizing it was “like growing saffron and burning it,” according to Redha. Instead, the company now puts microalgae ...

As the crops are rich in protein, carbohydrate, omega-3s, fatty-acids, and vitamin B12, Mr Haflidason believes growing microalgae this way, could help tackle global food insecurity. Many other ...