The FINANCIAL — ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. on March 6 announced a new phase in their joint algae biofuel research program that could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels ...

Algae has tremendous promise as an alternative fuel. But Exxon’s pullout from algae research is a major setback. An algae farm outdoor growth facility at General Atomics in San Diego. (Mark Boster / ...

HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnership with biotech company Synthetic Genomics Inc. — ...

HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnership with biotech company Synthetic Genomics Inc. to ...

Searching for an environmentally friendly way to produce cheap hydrogen as a fuel, researchers at Oregon State University are turning to microbes that have been doing the job for billions of years.

Created synthetic bacterial cells, possibly paving the way for organisms specifically tailored to make fuels. Technology: Strains of algae engineered by Synthetic Genomics excrete oils that could be ...

LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil will invest $600 million (369 million pounds) over the next five to six years on trying to developing biofuel from algae, even though the oil major has said ...