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Algae biofuel technology developer Algenol Biofuels, Inc., has announced plans for a pilot-scale biorefinery next to its laboratories in Lee County, Florida.
The company said the 36-acre facility at Lee Road, Fort Myers, will demonstrate Algenol’s “Direct to Ethanol” process, using blue-green algae to capture carbon dioxide emissions and produce ethanol.
Algenol has the support of the US Department of Energy, local officials on the Lee County Commission and its strategic partners, including The Dow Chemical Company.
Building its pilot plant next to its recently-completed laboratories would allow for a more “effective and efficient” facility, the company said, reducing costs and accelerating commercialization of its technology.
Paul Woods, Algenol’s Founder and CEO, said: “Having our Integrated Bio-Refinery and research laboratories all on one site will facilitate collaboration among our scientists and engineers and those of our partners, The Dow Chemical Company, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Membrane Technology and Research (MTR).”
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Algae biofuel technology developer Algenol Biofuels, Inc., has announced plans for a pilot-scale biorefinery next to its laboratories in Lee County, Florida.
The company said the 36-acre facility at Lee Road, Fort Myers, will demonstrate Algenol’s “Direct to Ethanol” process, using blue-green algae to capture carbon dioxide emissions and produce ethanol.
Algenol has the support of the US Department of Energy, local officials on the Lee County Commission and its strategic partners, including The Dow Chemical Company.
Building its pilot plant next to its recently-completed laboratories would allow for a more “effective and efficient” facility, the company said, reducing costs and accelerating commercialization of its technology.
Paul Woods, Algenol’s Founder and CEO, said: “Having our Integrated Bio-Refinery and research laboratories all on one site will facilitate collaboration among our scientists and engineers and those of our partners, The Dow Chemical Company, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Membrane Technology and Research (MTR).”
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