Solix's Coyote Gulch Facility Can Produce 2,000 - 2,500 Gallon per Acre per Year

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"We are growing algae and producing oil,However, we are not yet producing a usable product, because the algae have to be at a certain density." Solix Biofuels Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Douglas Henston said in a telephone interview with Herald Staff Writer. ""

Henston said, the Coyote Gulch facility is perfect for the algae cultivation because of the amount of sun the region receives.

"We are using the oil that the algae create for diagnostic purposes right now," Henston said. "Our commercial partners are testing it to see how suitable it is in different (fuel) conversions."

Henston said Solix estimates the facility can produce 2,000 to 2,500 gallons per acre per year. The company said it wants to employ a total of 20 workers at the facility.

Henston said he doesn't know when the integration of algae-created oil will hit the market, but he hopes it will be soon."We hope that the transition of the platform to a large-scale, commercial production is right around the corner," he said.

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