Algaeventure Systems

hiVelocity: Pond Scum with Promise

Dylan Meister — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:28:58 +0000

By Lynne Meyer | Thursday, November 17, 2011

Most people refer to it as “pond scum.” To Ross Youngs, however, it’s a miracle of nature and nothing short of “vital to the future of civilization.”

The “it” is algae, and, according to Youngs, this microscopic plant provides tremendous value to everyone on the [...]

Algaeventure Systems Fall 2011 Newsletter

Dylan Meister — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:15:12 +0000

In the AVS Fall 2011 Newsletter, you’ll learn about new collaborations, incentives from the State of Ohio, participation in a new COSI exhibit, expansion of our Marysville, OH headquarters, and more. Click the link below for the full stories.

Algaeventure Systems Fall 2011 Newsletter

Ohio Ag Net: Algae: The New Biofuel?

Dylan Meister — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:05:41 +0000

By Ty Higgins | October 21, 2011

In Marysville, Algaeventure is working on new technologies that use algae to make products like plastics, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and possibly fuels. See how algae could be a nice complement to much of Ohio agriculture.

See the story at Ohio Ag [...]

Biorefining Magazine: High Risk, High Reward

Raouf Solaiman — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:30:13 +0000

The U.S. DOE’s Advance Research Projects Agency-Energy targets the “white space” of existing energy research.

By Erin Voegele | September 2011

A unique development program housed under the U.S. Department of Defense has achieved a rich history of game-changing technological innovation since its inception in the 1950s. That program, now known as the [...]

Algaeventure hunts fertile funding sources in VC market

Raouf Solaiman — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:43:13 +0000

by Jeff Bell

Date: Friday, August 26, 2011, 6:00am EDT

With nearly $2.5 million in state incentives in hand, Algaeventure Systems Inc. is turning its attention to landing private equity funds to finance a $9 million expansion in Marysville.

The company, whose technology is helping establish algae as a biofuel, plans to start making [...]

Algaeventure Systems Summer 2011 Newsletter

avsadmin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:57:17 +0000

AVS has released its newsletter for Summer 2011 detailing new additions to the team, as well as the company’s first participation in a US Congressional Hearing! To view the Summer 2011 newsletter please click the link below.

Algaeventure Systems Spring 2011 Newsletter

Columbus Monthly: The Algae Evangelist

avsadmin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:38:10 +0000

It may be only pond scum, but Ross Youngs believes algae “is critical to the future of civilization.” Don’t laugh.

By Nancy McKibben | July 2011

While the wind turbines turn and the solar panels gather rays, a new contender has floated onto the alternative energy scene: the humble algae plant. And algae’s [...]

Algae News: How an Algae Company is Working to Mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms in Nature

avsadmin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:00:12 +0000

In the quest to find cheap and abundant sources of energy, many companies and research organizations have turned to algae. Much of their research has been focused on maximizing algal growth. However, increased algal growth can often become harmful if in a natural setting. One algae company, Algaeventure Systems, is actually looking at ways to [...]