OriginOil debuts new algae production modeling system

In Texas, OriginOil debuted a comprehensive algae production model developed with the Idaho National Laboratory at the quarterly National Algae Association meeting. The model includes mass and energy balances, modeling for capital costs and materials pricing, and analysis of opportunities for value-add co-products.

The company plans to share this first-ever interactive model for algae production via calculators published on the company’s website, and making the detailed model available to researchers.

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