Aurora Biofuels

Website:	www.aurorabiofuels.com
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Address:	1201 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502
Type:	Producer – algae
Financials:	Private
Symbol:	–
Competition:	Sapphire Energy • Solazyme • Cellana • PetroSun
Key execs:	Mr. Matthew Caspari, CEO; Guido Radaelli, Vice President, Engineering; Dr. Bertrand Vick, Chief Scientific Officer; Dr. Joseph Weissman, Vice President, Operations
Description:	Aurora burst onto the scene in June 2008 with the announcement that it had raised $20 million in series A financing from Oak Investment Partners, Noventi and Gabriel Venture Partners. Gabriel and Noventi had participated in a seed stage round. Aurora plans to use technology developed by Berkeley professor Tasios Melis for an open-pond algae production system, and will produce biodiesel from algae. The company says that its process reduces the cost of biodiesel production by half, compared to current methods. The company has subsequently become a member of the Algal Biomass Organization, and will be actively participating at the groups Fall 2008 conference.
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