Biofuels

Australian price on carbon to accelerate uptake of Algae.Tec Technology

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Algae.Tec Limited an advanced biofuels company with a high-yield enclosed algae growth and harvesting system said the introduction of a price on carbon by the Australian Government in its Clean Energy Future (CEF) package, would accelerate uptake of the Algae.Tec technology by carbon dioxide emitting industries.

The Algae.Tec enclosed modular technology captures carbon dioxide pollution from power stations and manufacturing facilities, which feeds into the algae growth system.

Algae.Tec Executive Chairman Roger Stroud said the CEF package will focus carbon emitting companies and industries on seeking out carbon dioxide reduction technologies.

“This will significantly add to the commercial appeal of the Algae.Tec technology as a solution for carbon dioxide emitting companies,” said Stroud.

Algae.Tec recently signed a Collaboration Contract with the Manildra Group’s industrial facility, south of Sydney in Australia, to construct a demonstration plant.

“The Algae.Tec algae photo-reactors will be sited next to the ethanol facility and take a carbon dioxide feed from the ethanol fermenters into the algae growth system,” said Stroud.

“Algae.Tec is one of few advanced biofuels companies globally with a closed modular engineered technology designed to grow algae on an industrial scale and produce biofuels that replace predominantly imported fossil fuels for transportation use,” said Stroud.

The photo-bio reactors are currently being assembled at the company’s USA headquarters, the Algae Development & Manufacturing Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, an 18,200 square foot fabrication facility.

The Algae.Tec solution is less than one tenth the land footprint of pond growth options, while its enclosed module system is designed to produce algae biomass in virtually any environment on the planet.

The enclosed modular system is designed to deliver the highest yield of algae per hectare, and solves the problem of food-producing land being turned over for biofuel production.
About Algae.Tec (www.algaetec.com.au)

Source: http://algaenews.com/?tag=algae-tec

Algae 2020 Vol 2: Biofuels, Drop-In Fuels, Biochems & Market Forecasts

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Excerpt from Algae 2020 Study: Top 11 Algae Investment & Market Trends for 2011 (pdf)

2020 Roadmap for The Commercialization of Algal Biofuels, Drop-In Fuels, BioChems
Algae 2020 provides a roadmap for scaling up algae production, and market strategies for attracting investment, partnership, and production towards commercialization. The study highlights leading projects and algae producers headed toward commercialization via the production of algal-based drop in fuels – renewable diesel, drop-in fuels, aviation fuels, and a biomass focus on high-value products including: green plastics and chemicals from algal biopolymers, livestock and fish meal, omega 3s, and pharmaceutical applications.

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Algae 2020 Vol 2: Biofuels, Drop-In Fuels, Biochems & Market Forecasts

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ALGAENERGY

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ALGAENERGY, founded in 2007, is a technological company working in the microalgae biotechnology sector. It has been promoted and is managed by a group of entrepreneurs and scientists with solid financial backing and extensive experience in this field.

Two world leaders in renewable energy and (bio)fuels, and are shareholders and technology partners in ALGAENERGY.

Professor Miguel García Guerrero is the lead scientist advisor and a member of the Board of the Company. He is Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Seville. As one of the few specialists in the biotechnology of photosynthetic microorganisms in the world, he currently leads the ”Biotechnology of Photosynthetic Microorganisms” group at the Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis (a joint venture between the University of Seville and the Spanish National Research Council –CSIC-).

With substantial R&D programmes costing millions of Euros, financed by both public and in-house funding, ALGAENERGY is linked to some of the most recognised international microalgae research centres. ALGAENERGY’s mission also includes the exploitation of the enormous talent and ability available in Spain within this area of science and expertise.

ALGAENERGY is confident that the products and technologies that it aims to discover will improve wellbeing and bring progress to various regions of the world, preserving the environment, nature and life on our planet.

Source: http://www.algaenergy.es/Marco_Principal.aspx?Idioma_id=2