NMSU Expands Algae Research with 4,000-liter Photobioreactor

Article courtesy of NMSU News Center Writer: Jay Rodman, 575-646-1996, jrodman@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University is significantly expanding its capacity to accomplish critical algal biofuel research with the recent installation of a new photobioreactor system from Solix BioSystems at the university’s Fabian Garcia Research Center in Las Cruces. The system promises to accelerate the university’s [...]

NMSU Wins Funds to Study Algae-Based Jet Fuel

By Justin Bannister, University Communications for the Las Cruces Sun-News The U.S. military wants New Mexico State University to find improved ways to turn algae into a sustainable source for jet fuel. The research project is part of a $2.346 million grant funded by the Air Force where NMSU will study better ways to grow [...]

Southern NM’s Biofuel Industry Has National Implications

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Gabriel Vasquez Momentous scientific and manufacturing advances have marked the trail blazed by American innovation over the last 200 years. That innovation continues in the arid desert of southern New Mexico, where private and public research firms are investing their expertise and money into developing green crude [...]