Algae bioreactor developer Scipio Biofuels receives early-stage investment

In California, SCIPIO Biofuels announced it had closed a private placement for early-stage capital for its algae-based biofuels system. The company said that it had completed proof-of-concept for its continuous algal oil production system.

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