Posts Tagged ‘algae’

  • The first commercial algae-to-biofuels facility goes online in USA

    PetroSun launched the world’s first commercial algae-to-biofuel facility in Rio Hondo (Texas, USA) earlier this month. The facility consists of up to 1100 acres (445,15 hectares) of saltwater ponds were the company will be growing the algae. 20 of those …

  • Shell to produce diesel fuel from algae

    Shell, the major oil company, has decided to adopt algae for its diesel production. The company has already begun the construction of a pilot plant in Hawaii. Growing algae as biofuel will not be taking valuable land areas that are …