Regional Partnership Announced For Algae Project

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POSTED: 2:17 pm PDT April 28, 2009
UPDATED: 3:07 pm PDT April 28, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology announced a regional partnership with the city and the University of California, San Diego Tuesday for developing fuel from algae.

Mayor Jerry Sanders said San Diego, home to more than 500 biotechnology companies, could become a major center for renewable energy.

"San Diego has a unique combination of life science research institutions, biotechnology companies and venture capital support to lead the nation in the development of this environmentally friendly source of transportation fuel," he said. "As the algal biofuel industry develops, we are confident that San Diego will become a major center for renewable energy development."

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