Thursday 6 September 2012

World's first alage-to-energy facility operational

Sapphire Energy, Inc. has announced that the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, the world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational. When completed, the facility will produce 1.5 million gallons per year of crude oil and consist of approximately 300 acres of algae cultivation ponds and processing facilities.  Read more...
Algae Pond
Algae Pond (Photo credit: PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

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