List of algal fuel producers
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Israel
- In June 2008, Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic and Seattle-based Inventure Chemical announced a joint venture to use CO2 emissions-fed algae to make ethanol and biodiesel at a biofuel plant in AshkelonAshkelonAshkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
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The Netherlands
- AlgaeLink, a company from BioKing, that produces for KLM and cooperates with GE Aviation. (But that's not what KLM will confirm)(also as yet to have produced evidence of working commercial system)
- Ingrepro BV that produces algae in integrated systems using waste waters. They are the largest industrial producer of algaebiomass in Europe
- LGem B.V. The largest marine phytoplankton producer in the Netherlands. They produce high quality algae for foodsupplements.
Canada
- Algae Fuel System, SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. - International Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: IENI.OB)
- Pond Biofuels Inc., TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
USA
There are diverse companies developing biofuels from algae:- Algae Floating Systems, Inc.
- AlgaeFuel, based in Berkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. - Algae Fuel System, Ukiah, CA.
- Algaewheel, based in Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. - AlgalOilDiesel, LLP, based in Corvallis, OregonCorvallis, OregonCorvallis is a city located in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462....
. - AlgenolAlgenolAlgenol, headquartered in Bonita Springs, Florida, is a company developing a process to produce ethanol directly from algae. Rather than grow algae and then harvest them, the ethanol is removed without killing the algae...
- Applied Research Associates, Inc., based in Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, algae biofuel research in Panama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
office. - Aquatic Energy.
- Algoil Industries, Inc.
- Aurora Algae (formerly Aurora Biofuels)
- Biocentric Energy
- Blue Marble Energy
- CellanaCellana (company)Cellana is a joint venture company formed by Royal Dutch Shell and HR Biopetroleum to develop a biofuels project.Royal Dutch Shell plc announced on 11 December 2007 that it will work with HR Biopetroleum to build a pilot facility for growing algae as a source of biofuels.The facility will cultivate...
(ShellShell Oil CompanyShell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. is in Houston, Texas...
and HR BioPetroleum). - Chevron CorporationChevron CorporationChevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
(in collaboration with US-DOE NRELNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory , located in Golden, Colorado, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility; it is funded through...
). - Dao Energy, LLC is a Texas registered company with an office in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Diversified Energy Corporation.
- Global Green Solutions
- GreenerBioEnergy
- GreenFuel Technologies CorporationGreenFuel Technologies CorporationGreenFuel Technologies Corporation was a startup that developed a process of growing algae using emissions from fossil fuel, mainly to produce biofuel from algae.It was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Greenfuel shut down operations on May 13, 2009...
- Imperium RenewablesImperium RenewablesImperium Renewables, Inc. is a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu.The company was founded in 2004 by John Plaza....
, former Seattle Biodiesel, LLC. - Inventure Chemical
- Kai BioEnergy Corp.
- Live Fuels, Inc.
- PetroSun and Algae BioFuels Inc., wholly owned subsidiary. In Scottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
. - Photon8, Advanced Photobioreactor, Genetics, Cell-Viable Extraction
- Phycal LLC
- Sapphire EnergySapphire EnergySapphire Energy is a San Diego-based energy company that produces oil made from algae.- History :On May 29, 2008 the Los Angeles Times reported that Sapphire expects to introduce its first fuels based on green crude. Sapphire Energy announced a second round investment, including the Microsoft...
, financed by the former Microsoft chairman Bill GatesBill GatesWilliam Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
. - SolazymeSolazymeSolazyme Inc. is a publicly held United States alternative energy company specializing in the production of algal fuel for use in ground and air transportation. Solazyme uses proprietary technology to transform a range of low-cost plant-based sugars into high-value oils...
, Inc. that supplies algae oil to Imperium RenewablesImperium RenewablesImperium Renewables, Inc. is a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu.The company was founded in 2004 by John Plaza....
. It had entered into a biodiesel feedstock development and testing agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures. - Solix Biofuels in Boulder, ColoradoBoulder, ColoradoBoulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. - Susquehanna Biotech, LLC
- Synthetic GenomicsSynthetic GenomicsSynthetic Genomics is a company dedicated to using modified or synthetically produced microorganisms to produce the alternative fuels ethanol and hydrogen. Synthetic Genomics was founded in part by J. Craig Venter...
(ExxonMobilExxonMobilExxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
) - Vertigro, a Valcent Products´ joint venture with Global Green Solutions, in El Paso, TexasEl Paso, TexasEl Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. Uses the High Density Vertical Bioreactor.
- Virgin Green FundVirgin Green FundVirgin Green Fund has been established to invest in companies in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the US and Europe.- Investment opportunities :...
Australia
- Bio Fuels Pty Ltd (A Victor Smorgon Group company) is developing algae biofuels technology in Victoria. The oil from the algae will go into the BioMax biodiesel produced by Smorgon Fuels.
New Zealand
- Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation (ABC). BoeingBoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
and Air New ZealandAir New ZealandAir New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
announced a joint project with Aquaflow Bionomic to develop algae. Air new Zealand eventually used jatropha biofuel as Aquaflow was unable to supply any fuel. Aquaflow has not produced a viable method of producing jet fuel from algae. jet fuelJet fuelJet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is clear to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are Jet A and Jet A-1 which are produced to a standardized international specification...
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