General Atomics heads Down Under to discuss algae biofuels opportunities

In Australia, the CEO of General Atomics, Neal Blue, held talks this week with the premier of South Australia about options to establish algae-based biofuels operations in South Australia.

The state government recently granted $2.24 million to the run by the Algal Fuels Consortium, which includes the SA Research and Development Institute, Flinders University and Sancon Recycling – for a pilo-scale algae biofuels project on Torrens Island.

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