Biodiesel documentary “Fields of Fuel” receives Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival
In Utah, “Fields of Fuel”, Josh Tickell’s documentary about biodiesel and America’s need for fuel independence received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the Sundance Film Festival. “May we work together to create a green and sustainable future,” Tickell said in accepting his award.
The Sundance Film festival, which screened “Fields of Fuel”, was also host to a demonstration of algae-based biodiesel from Solazyme. The company had a demonstration car powered by its trademarked brand Soladiesel. The company is producing small batches of algae-based biodiesel and announced an feedstock testing and development agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures.
Algae-based biodiesel has yield of up to 10,000 gallons per acre in laboratory testing, but industrial process to replicate these results economically and on the large-scale are now just underway nationwide.
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