The working group is co-sponsored by OriginOil and the non-profit consortium Electricore. The first industry partners are biodigester builder Biogas Energy and technology developer Ceramatec.
The first partners will provide some of the key technologies needed, such as anaerobic digestion and fuel cells. OriginOil’s own Helix Bioreactor and Single Step Extraction systems provide a daily harvest of algae oil and biomass, which can be tailored to meet the ASTM standards for jet fuel. The initiative is a result of OriginOil’s ongoing effort to develop cost-effective algae production.
Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil, said: “The aviation industry has been an early adopter of algae-based jet fuel, and KLM has announced it will fly commercial biofuels flights in 2011. Wastewater is a winner for algae and will lead to the scale that we need to service this massive opportunity.”
Brian Gannon, founder and president of Biogas Energy, said: “We are excited about the potential of working with OriginOil and the other group members to create a turnkey system to convert waste products into energy. We are particularly interested in the utilization of CO2 for algae production, because it reduces the environmental impacts of anaerobic digestion.”
