#Algae #Fuel Plant Goes Modular To Keep Down Start-up Costs: interesting angle by Nicholas Zeman :@greensourcemag

#Algae #Fuel Plant Goes Modular To Keep Down Start-up Costs: interesting angle by Nicholas Zeman :@greensourcemag

Green Plains Renewable Energy, the nation's largest ethanol producer, is building what it calls a first-of-its-kind production system to transform algae into fuel. Located at the company's ethanol facility in Shenandoah, Iowa, the five-acre installation soon will be integrated into the flows of the ethanol plant. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOPROCESS ALGAE Algae fuel processing plant takes advantage of modular design and raw materials to keep costs in check. ----- Advertising ----- Related links BioProcess Algae home page The modular-based algae system, designed by Rhode Island's Bioprocess Algae, has become a viable solution for industrial facilities looking to add additional revenue streams and mitigate carbon dioxide emissions. In late February President Barack Obama touted algae as a new fuel feedstock and said renewable fuels were increasingly important because the U.S. could ...

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