OriginOil to Set Standards for Algal Biomass
OriginOil, one of the prominent algae fuel companies, will work with DOE’s Office of Biomass Programs to create standards for algal biomass. The company has entered into a new research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Under the agreement, OriginOil and INL will work together for establishing industry standards for algal biomass that will make algal biofuels a competitive alternative to petroleum.
Under the terms of the new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), OriginOil will provide INL with its Single Step ExtractionTM technology, and contribute its knowledge of how to stimulate oil production and pre-treat for consistent extraction of the algae and its co-products.
OriginOil will be benefitted from INL’s scientific and engineering expertise and its Process Demonstration Facility with advanced biofuels processing capabilities and equipments. A primary effort will be to integrate algae with terrestrial biomass sources to achieve large-scale biofuels production.
