Murdoch Universtiy, Paradigm partner on biofuels

April 14, 2023 |

In Australia, Murdoch University said its Harry Butler Institute (HBI) will collaborate with Perth-based Paradigm Fuels to create sustainable biofuel from microalgae.

Murdoch University said that Paradigm has developed a novel, patent-pending technology that can produce commercially viable, carbon-neutral renewable diesel.

Professor Navid Moheimani from HBI’s Center for Water, Energy and Waste, said: “Climate change and diminishing fossil fuel supplies combined with an ever-increasing global demand for energy have led to increased activity in developing renewable biologically produced fuels,” he said.

“But so far this has involved high capital and operational expenditure, as well as low algal biomass productivity.”

Professor Moheimani and his team aim to validate Paradigm’s new technology and demonstrate that it can significantly reduce the cost of algal production.

“This would have significant value for not only Western Australia and Australia, but also for many other regions in the world with a similar weather profile.”

Paradigm Fuels Managing Director Nathan Clifford said the new process would produce commercially viable renewable diesel with sufficient carbon credit to offset fuel emissions and be applied to other user carbon-generating processes.

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