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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) Opens Algae Research Center For Renewable Energy and Materials

Biofuels Journal
Date Posted: June 17, 2011

On 17 June, with the opening of AlgaePARC and the launch of the BioSolar Cells research project, a new research facility at Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) starts exploring on a semi-industrial scale the potential of micro-algae as a sustainable source of energy and raw materials.

The aim is to raise the sustainable output of algae bioreactors while dramatically lowering the production costs.

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