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January 2009
PRIMAFUEL UNVEILS INTERNATIONAL ALGAE BIOREFINERY PROGRAM
Primafuel to combine upstream algae production and downstream biorefinery
technology to produce high-value products and renewable fuels
(Signal Hill, CA – Jan 6, 2009) – California-based Primafuel announces its
international Algae Biorefinery Program. By combining upstream algae
production and downstream biorefinery systems, Primafuel offers an innovative
approach to commercializing algae technologies. Primafuel’s proprietary
process reduces costs and maximizes the economic potential of algae by
producing a range of high-value products and renewable fuels.
Primafuel’s algae technology team has been at the forefront of algae research
for more than three decades and has a successful track record of
commercializing algae production systems. Primafuel holds an exclusive
licensing agreement with the Ben-Gurion University Microalgae Biotechnology
Lab, a team recognized internationally as experts in strain selection, genetic
engineering, and aquaculture. Led by Dr. Sammy Boussiba, the Israel-based
team is comprised of more than two-dozen PhD scientists, researchers, and
engineers. Primafuel’s biorefinery technology team, with labs in California and
Europe, has been recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic
Forum for transformational biomass processing technologies.
“Our unique solutions are tailored to maximize algae’s tremendous potential,”
said Primafuel CEO, Richard Woods. “Our biorefinery platforms extract and
purify nutritional products, while producing both chemicals and renewable
fuels.”
In the last several years, Primafuel’s US and European laboratories have
developed multiple technology platforms focused on the separation,
purification, and conversion of products from biomass. The first of these
technology platforms, SMAART™ Oil, has been commercialized through a
subsidiary, Primafuel Solutions.
About Primafuel
Primafuel’s international team of award-winning technology experts deliver
renewable fuels and high-value products to meet the world’s rapidly growing
need for sustainable energy, chemicals, and materials. Recent awards include a
2008 Technology Pioneer Award from the World Economic Forum, a 2008
Achievement Award from Biofuels Digest, and a ranking in the Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy. Privately-held and based in California, the company
has operations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. On the
web at www.primafuel.com.
Contact:
Doug Heckman
Primafuel Media Relations
media@primafuel.com
402-614-2404
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