{"id":3814,"date":"2011-02-15T07:11:55","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T12:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:50:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:50:52","slug":"algae-biofuel-ready-to-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/algae-biofuel-ready-to-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Algae Biofuel Ready to Take Off?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Via Recharge News<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Mexican government is funding an initiative to demonstrate industrial algae production to find out how viable it is for use in large-scale jet fuels production.
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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Manhattan Project\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, as the initiative has been dubbed, has recruited OriginOil, a California-based company that works to make algae competitive with petroleum.<\/p>\n

“We are excited to support Mexico’s ‘Manhattan Project’ to produce 1% of the nation’s jet fuel from algae in less than five years,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. <\/p>\n

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The project will be operated by Ensenada-based Genesis Ventures with funding from The National Council for Science and Technology for the first site, which will be used as a model for other projects to be co-located with large CO2 sources. <\/p>\n

Ensenada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education will be involved with the project because of its “team of world-class researchers, sophisticated laboratory equipment, and bench-scale algae cultivation infrastructure.” Besides, Ensenada offers a suitable environment for algae growth, with abundant sunlight and access to seawater.<\/p>\n

Algae researchers from the University of Baja California will also collaborate on the project.<\/p>\n

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