W2 Energy completes 15 months run-time on algae photobioreactor

February 18, 2011 |

In Canada, W2 Energy announced that their SunFilter algae bioreactor has been up and running successfully for over 15 months, growing algae on a steady diet of air and carbon dioxide.  W2 reports that they have designed a new, 2nd generation SunFilter with higher algae density that will grow even more algae more efficiently.

This new SunFilter will help sequester greenhouse gases on furnace flues and power plants worldwide. Flue gases can be cooled and then fed into the SunFilter where the SunFilter converts greenhouse gases into valuable algae.  The resulting algae can be converted into animal feedstock, biodiesel and nutraceuticals such as Omega 3 and 6 oils for the vitamin industry.

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Category: Fuels

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