Re: Biodiesel from Algae
- From: "JC" <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:04:57 GMT
"Angelo Campanella" <a.campanella@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A UP News item:
"On Tuesday, Solazyme Inc., a five-year-old biotechnology company,
announced an agreement with Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) to develop and test
biodiesel building blocks made from algae.
The deal could accelerate Chevron's research into the growing field of
algae-based fuel. In October, the San Ramon, Calif.-based company, the
second-largest U.S. oil producer, announced a deal with the Department of
Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop jet fuel and
other liquid transportation fuel using algae.
Both companies declined to discuss financial terms and other details
surrounding the deal.
Privately held Solazyme said the agreement represents an important step
toward commercializing the alternative energy source, which it says
produces fuel that is cleaner and more sustainable than petroleum-based
products. The company last fall said it succeeded in producing thousands
of gallons of algal oil that could be used as a feedstock for biodiesel.
'A lot of the work now is focused on chemical engineering to improve the
processes so we can bring the costs down,' Jonathan Wolfson, Solazyme's
chief executive, said in an interview.
South San Francisco, Calif.-based Solazyme is one of a handful of
companies working to produce fuel from oil-rich algae. Last summer, UOP
LLC, a division of Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) , received $6.7
million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to
develop jet fuel from vegetable and algal oil.
Like animal fat or vegetable oil made from terrestrial crops, naturally
occurring algal oil can serve as the main ingredient for different types
of biofuel. Proponents say algae offers a number of advantages over
conventional crops such as corn, the main ingredient in U.S. ethanol.
'If you assume you're going to have to grow your energy ... then the
question is how do you grow as much biomass as possible, as quickly as
possible, and not compete against food and feed crops,' said Dave Jones,
chief operating officer of LiveFuels Inc., another company working to
develop affordable algae-based fuel ingredients. 'It's believed that algae
can produce more biomass than anything else.'
Solazyme's announcement coincides with the introduction of biodiesel it
produced using a process the company says has been road-tested in a
regular car."
Most farmers know that you can make biodiesel from just about anything you
can squeeze a little oil out of.
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