Algae pioneer Solazyme testing sugars from cellulosic pioneer BlueFire Ethanol

In California, BlueFire Ethanol announced that algae-to-energy pioneer Solazyme is testing sugars produced through BlueFire’s process, for compatibility with its renewable oil process.

BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. The company was also awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for construction of a second plant in Southern California, and has received the first installment of funding from the DOE for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant in Southern California.

“Our technologies are a great fit for each other,” stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. “Our patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to utilize a variety of non-food feedstocks to produce sugars that can be used to make a variety of different types of fuels and chemicals. Supplying these low cost sugars to Solazyme’s technology provides them with the option of creating a variety of oils for the renewable energy industry and beyond.”

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