This is a list of algal fuel producers.
Asia
Iran
* Iran started investigating the production of algae from 2000. Scientific evidence shows that south Iran is the richest area in the world for cultivating algae, because of high humidity, sunny weather, large unused area and salty water. The first version of algae based biofuel will become available for industrial purposes in 2015.
* Biofuel Research Team (BRTeam) A multi-national research team focused on various aspects of biofuel research initiated extensive research on algal genetic engineering for enhanced biodiesel production in 2010. They hoped to achieve their first genetically engineered microalgae with enhanced lipid production features in 2015.
Israel
* In June 2008, Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic and Seattle-based Inventure Chemical announced a joint venture to use emissions-fed algae to make ethanol and biodiesel at a biofuel plant in
Ashkelon
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, Israel.
Japan
* Euglena Co., Ltd.
Europe
Bulgaria
* Greon
France
* Alpha Biotech
Greece
* Algae-Farms
Italy
* Teregroup in Modena mit einer Kapazität von 3 Mio. Liter, wobei 7g Algen pro Liter erwirtschaftet werden können. Endprodukte sind neben Biodiesel auch Futtermittel und Dünger
The Netherlands
* AlgaeLink N.V. - an international producer of algae, algae-based products and algae growing systems
* LGem B.V. - producing algae systems
* SeatechEnergy - based in the Netherlands (Hilversum) but producing algae in Denpasar (Bali, Indonesia); part of Inrada Oil & Gas
* Tomalgae (Belgium/Netherlands) - producing high value algae concentrate for use as nutritional in early stage larval shrimp and fish hatcheries
Portugal
* AlgaFuel, S.A.
* Buggypower - one of the largest microalgae biomass production units with its own technology based on the use of closed photobioreactores
Spain
* AlgaeLink, in
Cadiz
United Kingdom
* British Algoil Ltd
* Varicon Aqua Solutions Ltd - an international supplier of both fresh and aquatic algae, including the supply of aquaculture-based products and algae cultivation systems
The Americas
Argentina
*
Oil Fox,
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, 10 T/day
Canada
* Algabloom International,
Vancouver
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BC
* Centurion Biofuels,
Hamilton,
Ontario
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* Pond Biofuels Inc.,
Toronto
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, Ontario
Mexico
* Recursos Renovables Alternativos
United States
There are diverse companies developing biofuels from algae:
* Algae Floating Systems, Inc.
* Algae Fuel System,
Ukiah, California
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* Algae Systems
* AlgaeFuel - based in
Concord, California
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* Algaewheel - based in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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* AlgalOilDiesel, LLP - based in
Corvallis, Oregon
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Algenol
Algenol, founded in 2009, headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, Algenol is an industrial biotechnology company that is commercializing patented algae technology for production of ethanol and other fuels. The technology enables the production of t ...
* Algoil Energy
* Algoil Industries, Inc.
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Applied Research Associates, Inc. - based in
Albuquerque, New Mexico; algae biofuel research in
Panama City, Florida
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office
* Aquatic Energy
* Aurora Algae (closed; formerly Aurora Biofuels)
*
Bio Fuel Systems
BFS Blue Enterprises is a Spanish-owned firm whose multi-patented, microalgae-based technology uses emissions to produce crude oil together with biotech & pharmaceutical products. It was formed in 2006 in eastern Spain after three years of resea ...
* Blue Marble Energy
*
Cellana
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Chevron Corporation
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(in collaboration with
US-DOE
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NREL
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Culture Fuels
Culture Biosystems, originally known as Culture Fuels, Inc., is a privately owned renewable energy company in the United States. Its technology provides a cultivation platform for large-scale production of algae for conversion into diesel and avia ...
*Dao Energy, LLC, a Texas-registered company with an office in
Chengdu
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China
* Diversified Energy Corporation
* Global Green Solutions
* GreenerBioEnergy
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Imperium Renewables Imperium Renewables, Inc. was a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu. The company was founded in 2004 by John Plaza.
The company experienced financial har ...
- formerly Seattle Biodiesel, LLC
* Inventure Chemical
* Kai BioEnergy Corp.
* Kent BioEnergy
* Live Fuels, Inc.
* Manta Biofuel, renewable crude oil
* National Remedies, San Pedro
* PetroSun and Algae BioFuels Inc., wholly owned subsidiary, in
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Photon8, advanced photobioreactor, genetics, cell-viable extraction
* Phycal LLC
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Sapphire Energy, financed by the former Microsoft chairman
Bill Gates
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Solazyme
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, Inc., supplies algae oil to
Imperium Renewables Imperium Renewables, Inc. was a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu. The company was founded in 2004 by John Plaza.
The company experienced financial har ...
; entered into a biodiesel feedstock development and testing agreement with
Chevron Technology Ventures
* Solix BioSystems - in
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Synthetic Genomics (
ExxonMobil
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Vertigro, a
Valcent Products joint venture with Global Green Solutions, in
El Paso, Texas
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; uses the High Density Vertical Bioreactor
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Virgin Green Fund
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Oceania
Australia
* Algae.Tec - an advanced biofuels company focused on commercializing technology that produces algae to manufacture sustainable fuels such as biodiesel and green jet fuel
* Bio Fuels Pty Ltd - a Victor Smorgon Group company; developing algae biofuels technology in Victoria; oil from the algae will go into the BioMax biodiesel produced by Smorgon Fuels
New Zealand
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Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation (ABC) -
Boeing
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and
Air New Zealand
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announced a joint project with Aquaflow Bionomic to develop algae. Air New Zealand eventually used jatropha biofuel as Aquaflow was unable to supply any fuel. Aquaflow has not produced a viable method of producing jet fuel from algae.
See also
*
List of biofuel companies and researchers
References
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