BUSINESS GUIDE Bioenergy International No 79, 3-2015 31 Bioenergy International No 79, 3-2015 31 Photo-bioreactor shipped to world’s largest oil refinery Australian based Algae.Tec, a company focused on the commercialisation of technology for the production algae derived biofuels and bio-products has announced it has dispatched its first algae photo-bioreactor to Jamnagar province, India. The delivery is part of its pilot plant contract entered into with Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector enterprise. Reliance is building an initial two-barrel per day biofuels facility utilising Algae. Tec technology next to the world’s largest oil refinery, owned by Reliance Industries. The photo-bioreactor will take CO2 from the refinery and use it in the production of algae, which in turn will be used for the production of sustainable, green energy. BI79/4877/AS As announced earlier this year the European Biogas Association (EBA) has expanded its representative scope to include the interests of the gasification industry. Thermal gasification is seen as a complementary technology to anaerobic digestion (AD) and the EBA has now published sets of common targets of the AD and gasification industry towards EU policy in a united Mission and Vision document. It identifies the policies and conditions to be fulfilled to fully deploy the AD and gasification potential. – It is crucial that we establish a European market for common AD and gasification products: biomethane, ashes and digestate, and that we facilitate cross-border trading of these three valuable goods, said EBA President Dr Jan Štambaský. BI79/4879/AS EBA kicks off gasification activities
Bioenergy no 3 May 2015
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