AI Online has published a report on the latest from algae pioneer Solazyme, which has avoided the photosynthetic route in its algae biodiesel development path for a process involving feeding sugars to the algae to stimulate growth.
According to the report, Solazyme is reporting that its batch process for algae production is realizing ASTM spec fuels made in batches taking up to five days to create, compared to up to eight weeks for conventional photosynthetic biofuels.
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