Biofuel Demonstration Room
By admin | August 14, 2007
The Biofuel Demonstration Room will be used to help educate people about algae and biofuels. The ponds located in the Biofuel Demonstration Room are now ready to grow algae! Each pond will hold between 500 and 750 gallons of water to grow the algae.
Construction of the ponds was made possible through our supporters generous donations, and hours of time. I would like to thank all who helped make it possible.
- Biodiesel Solutions
- Western Nevada Supply
- Everett Triplett Contracting
- Marraccini’s Heating and Air Conditioning
- Joe Cowee
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UNR Agricultural Field Day 2007
By admin | June 23, 2007
The second annual agricultural field day was hosted at the UNR’s Agricultural Experiment Station. This years event had over 350 people attend the Main Station Field Laboratory.
Two biofuel research projects were highlighted at the Field Day, both of which are working towards providing feedstock for the growing biofuel industry.
“Biofuels from Salt Basin Algae: A Renewable Energy Crop for Carbon Sequestration” highlighted current research on microalgae for biofuels while consuming carbon emissions.
“Biofuels: Sources that fit the Nevada Environment” which focused on using Gumweed, Camelina, and Safflower as biofuel crops.
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Lt. Governor’s Award and Governor’s Cup Results!
By admin | April 27, 2007
The Governor’s Cup event was filled with an entreprenuerial spirit as several of Nevada’s most successful entreprenuers, and leaders attended this year.
This was the moment that several teams had been waiting for. After months of working on the business plan, weeks of preparing for the oral presentations, and hours waiting for the final results. The big day is finally here.
EVO Fuels wins Lieutenant Governor’s Award! This award goes to the business plan that best employ clean, renewable technologies or services.
EVO Fuels wins 2nd Place in the undergraduate Governor’s Cup!
2007 Governor’s Cup- The official website for Nevada’s only state wide business plan competition.
UNR Dominates- Story from UNR
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Innovation with Algae
By admin | April 18, 2007
UNR features story about Mark Lemos, a junior Biochemist, and his business plan to use algae as an oil source for biodiesel. The company he envisions is “EVO Fuels,” whose goal is to change the competitive landscape of fuels. EVO Fuels is targeting the feedstock market of alternative fuels.
The EVO Fuels plan was selected to compete in two categories of the 2007 Governor’s Cup, including the Undergraduate Lt. Governor’s Award and the Undergraduate Governor’s Cup.
The Lt. Governor’s Award presentations will be held at the Sienna Hotel Spa, and Casino on April 19, 2007.
The Governor’s Cup presentations will be held at the Sienna Hotel Spa, and Casino on April 26, 2007.
Both presentations are FREE and open to the public.
College of Agriculture Biotechnology and Natural Resouces
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