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First algae biodiesel plant goes online on April 1st


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They could probably have chosen a better date go swing into action, but according to their press release this is not an April fools. Acre by acre, the algae they are growing can yield 30-100 times the amount of oil as soy can, so the problems of deforestation to make way for soy farms is also tackled.

The facility, located in Rio Hondo Texas, will produce an estimated 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million lbs. of biomass per year off a series of saltwater ponds spanning 1,100 acres. Twenty of those acres will be reserved for the experimental production of a renewable JP8 jet-fuel.

Check out the facility on google maps,
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26...

It looks like there's a solution to a pretty big problem, but are people taking enough notice?
phillyharper

2 responses // First algae biodiesel plant goes online on April 1st

  • damn, how do you get links like this one more attention on this site, no one has commented and very few have viewed it. good post.
    galen521
  • This is awesome. Good job posting this. This is a brilliant plan. I heard there was a New Zealand company doing this as well. Should definitely be top news on current!
    HellaDelicious

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