Cape Cod Algae Biorefinery Consortium

The Cape Cod Algae Biorefinery is the result of a public-private consortium between the company Plankton Power and the business incubator Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) proposed to produce biodiesel from an algae based process in Borne, Massachusetts.  The article in Algae News on algaenews.blogspot.com says that the proposal is for a 5 acre pilot development plant submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy for $20 million.  

 

According to the article, Power Plankton plans to produce one million gallons of biodiesel a year, enough to support Cape Cod's current consumption of biodiesel.  The Cape Cod Algae Biorefinery Consortium could then scale up production to 100 million gallons of biodiesel with a 100 acre site; this would meet 5% of Massachusetts demand for diesel fuel.

 

Plankton Power www.planktonpower.net

Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) www.regionaltechcenter.org

 

Read more at Algae News August 7, 2009 http://algaenews.blogspot.com/2009/08/plankton-power-to-build-algae-to.html