Algae developments: More information on Vertigro; NREL nears algae research agreement

More information emerged regarding the 100,000 gallon per acre projections from Vertigro for its algae-based biodiesel production system developed by Valcent.

Valcent, which developed a system for growing algae on a commercial scale for Vertigro, projects that it can supply the whole of US gasoline consumption off 2,817 square miles of cultivation.

The U.S. Department of Energy is resuming work on algae-based biodiesel. The National Bioenergy Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden is said to be nearing a cooperative research and development agreement.

Numerous algae ventures have been in the news lately, with ventures such as PetroSun, Solazyme, Valcent and GreenFuel working on ventures which are primarily located in Arizona and Georgia.

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