Brazilian ethanol producer aims for co-location with algae unit

Ethanol Producer Magazine
By Holly Jessen
July 26, 2012

By fall, Vienna, Austria-based See Algae Technology GmbH expects to begin construction on a one hectare dual-use algae production plant co-located with a sugarcane ethanol plant in Recife, Brazil. Pending regulatory approval, the ethanol production company can use it to produce biofuels, including ethanol, as well as other products. “We expect to start to start actual construction work once we have received all the local approvals, probably September, end of September,” Joachim Grill, CEO of See Algae, told EPM. “The latest time schedule I got from the construction people says that the operational start up should be September 2013.”

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