Green Plains Renewable Energy just announced that it will break ground on the second phase of its Grower Harvester (TM) algae project within the next two weeks. During Phase II, Green Plains Renewable Energy, working in conjunction with BioProcess Algae LLC, its partner in the Grower Harvester project, will scale the technology to be 20 times greater than the first phase of the project.
In a press release, Todd Becker, President and Chief Executive … Read the rest
Production has started at BioProcessAlgae, LLC’s (a joint venture between Green Plains Renewable Energy, water filtration group CLARCOR Inc, BioProcessH2O LLC and NTR plc) Phase I photobioreactor pilot project. Algae production has started, and the company will begin gathering data over the next 4 months to determine how well the technology being tested will scale commercially.
In a press release, Todd Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Plains Renewable Energy, commented on … Read the rest
Green Plains Renewable Energy just scored a $2.1 million grant from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence for a pilot project that aims to use ethanol plant by-products to grow algae. The project would use heat, carbon dioxide and wastewater to grow algae, which could then be added to animal feed or used to produce more biofuels.
… Read the restGreen Plains Renewable Energy just announced that it will work with several other companies to begin producing biodiesel and ethanol from algae. Other companies involved in the venture include Clarcor Inc, a filtration products manufacturer from Tennessee; BioProcessH20 LLC, a photobioreactor and filtration system developer that will license the advanced photobioreactor technology used in converting the algae to fuel and NTR PLC, a company based in Ireland.
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Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) has announced a joint venture with Clarcor (CLC), BioProcessH2O and NTR to form BioProcessAlgae LLC with an aim to commercialize algae biofuels. The join venture company expects to produce algae at Green Plains ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.
“Algae is potentially a by-product of ethanol that makes the process cleaner and greener through carbon sequestration,” said Wayne Hoovestol, Chief Executive Officer. “Algae production fits into Green Plains’ business model since … Read the rest