Biodiesel documentary “Fields of Fuel” receives Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival

In Utah, “Fields of Fuel”, Josh Tickell’s documentary about biodiesel and America’s need for fuel independence received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the Sundance Film Festival. “May we work together to create a green and sustainable future,” Tickell said in accepting his award.

The Sundance Film festival, which screened “Fields of Fuel”, was also host to a demonstration of algae-based biodiesel from Solazyme. The company had a demonstration car powered by its trademarked brand Soladiesel. The company is producing small batches of algae-based biodiesel and announced an feedstock testing and development agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures.

Algae-based biodiesel has yield of up to 10,000 gallons per acre in laboratory testing, but industrial process to replicate these results economically and on the large-scale are now just underway nationwide.

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