The US Navy has awarded a contract for 1500 gallons of algae jet fuel to Solazyme. This is in addition to previous order of 20,000 gallons which was used for testing and certification. Solazyme will produce 1,500 of algae derived renewable F-76 navy distillate fuel to be used by navy ships of the US Navy.
Solazyme is an algae company in South San Francisco. It produces renewable clean fuels, chemicals and food products from algal technology. The CEO, Jonathan Wolfson, said that since their production of the world’s first algae derived jet fuel in September 2008, they have been focusing their research on developing a process to commercialise production and cut costs.
Tony Piccolo – Aquatic Biofuels Specialist, Rome-Italy
Aquatic Biofuel Specialist
