Plant That Makes Biofuel From Algae Begins Production | EcoFuss

PetroSun announced that Rio Hondo, the algae farm from Texas just began production. This plant is the first facility from PetroSun that will produce algae for biofuels. The algae farm has 1,100 acres of saltwater ponds, which the company estimates to produce at least 110 million pounds of biomass and 4.4 million gallons of algae oil per annum.

The plant will be further expanded to meet the demands of PetroSun’s ethanol and biodiesel refineries. They have plans even to build additional farms in the Gulf Coast if this one proves successful. Gordon LeBlanc Jr., CEO of PetroSun stated that the business model focused on demonstrating the feasibility of the algae-to-biofuels technology the company uses.

The current feedstocks used for converting to biodiesel and ethanol can be outperformed by microalgae, which also, unlike the rest, do not impact on the fresh water resources or the consumable food markets.

Plant That Makes Biofuel From Algae Begins Production | EcoFuss

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