A Dutch company has successfully created algae photo-bioreactors for the purpose of producing biodiesel.
BioKing Green Energy NV will engage in research and development of algae cultivation as an energy source as an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based fuels.
The production facilities for algae bio fuels will be based in The Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.
Hans and Marco van de Ven, founders of BioKing stated: "With the increasing interest in biodiesel as an alternative to petrodiesel, many have looked at the possibility of growing even more oilseed crops as a solution to the problem of peak oil.
"However, Micro-algae have the highest potential of energy yield in vegetable oil crops. Some species of algae are ideally suited for biodiesel production due to their high oil content, some as much as 50%, and their extremely fast growth rates.
"They can grow in adverse conditions like deserts and saline water. That is why algae are the crop of the future."
BioKing Inc. is a developer of scalable photo-bioreactors for the production of biodiesel developed with patented technology.
They also produce other valuable bio-commodities produced from algae oil.
"After only 3.5 hours inside the newly designed continuous photo-bioreactor system algae can be collected and processed," van de Ven states.
"With our fast growing algae and our advanced photo-bioreactor it only takes four days to be in full production and to collect the first algae. And the cost of biodiesel feedstock will only be 5 / 10 cents a litre."
For further information, see www.bioking.nl |
