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Jaggi built the first model of Algae Mobile, a device that converts carbon dioxide emitted from a car into oxygen, [3] in 2008. He got the idea of building the device when he was learning to drive. In 2009, he filed a patent for it, [14] which was approved in 2013. [15] Since 2009, he has made different models of Algae Mobile. [14]
Iran started investigating the production of algae from 2000. Scientific evidence shows that south Iran is the richest area in the world for cultivating algae, because of high humidity, sunny weather, large unused area and salty water. [2]
In 2009, Continental Airlines also tested one of Sapphire Energy's green crude blends.[7] Sapphire Energy provided Green Crude oil for the first flight's using algae derived jet fuel that was refined by UOP into jet fuel for two test flights – Continental Airlines 737-800 and Japan Airlines 747-300.
The Aquatic Species Program launched in 1978 was research program funded by the U.S. DoE, tasked with investigating the use of algae for the production of energy. The program initially focused efforts on the production of hydrogen , however, shifted primary research to studying oil production in 1982.
In 1942 Harder and Von Witsch were the first to propose that microalgae be grown as a source of lipids for food or fuel. [3] [4] Following World War II, research began in the US, [5] [6] [7] Germany, [8] Japan, [9] England, [10] and Israel [11] on culturing techniques and engineering systems for growing microalgae on larger scales, particularly species in the genus Chlorella.
This is a list of richest monarchs and family members, as estimated by forbes.com in 2015, [1] Business Insider in 2018, [2] and the CEOWORLD magazine in 2019. [3] The evaluations are based on their personal net worths, excluding properties held by the State, Government or Crown, and all of the figures are in U.S. dollars.
Declines in the duration and extent of sea ice in the Arctic leads to declines in the abundance of ice algae, which thrive in nutrient-rich pockets in the ice. These algae are eaten by zooplankton, which are in turn eaten by Arctic cod, an important food source for many marine mammals, including seals. Seals are eaten by polar bears.
Storey managed the boxer Frank Buglioni, [4] with whom he founded a fashion company named Danieli Style, and was part of an ill-fated sponsorship deal between the Haas Formula 1 team and Rich Energy. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Storey led efforts to return the Rich Energy brand as a Formula 1 team sponsor in 2021 [ 7 ] without success.