Although only about 200 to 300 has been produced at American process technology company UOP LLC's Chicago laboratory, Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation's algae fuel now has an important 12 months ahead, said Aquaflow director Nick Gerritsen. This is an good approach to harness energy from waste.
This year the firm will work on upscaling its production to produce commercial volumes of the fuel, he said, and aim towards a test flight later in the year.
"We're doing our best to get our solution out into the market ASAP as the world needs it."
Aquaflow creates crude oil from refining wild algae formed at Blenheim's waste-water treatment ponds. It is then refined to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene, an essential component in jet fuel.
The "Green Crude" algae fuel is a next-generation fuel that falls outside the food versus fuel debate, said Mr Gerritsen, referring to the controversy regarding the risk of converting farmland for biofuel production to the detriment of the global food supply.
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