Aurora Biofuels(美国)

Aurora Biofuels

美国AuroraBiofuelswww.aurorabiofuels.com位于加州阿拉米达的Aurora生物燃料公司也计划在2012年实现藻类生物燃料的大规模生产，并准备于今年年底出售其在墨西哥的工厂生产的燃料。AuroraBiofuelsgeneratesbiodieselfromoptimizedalgaeinapatentedproductionprocess.Leadingtechnol ogistsatAuroraBiofuelshavedevelopedacost-competitive,scalablemethodforfuelgenerationusingrobust,highly-productivecustomalgaestrainsinopenpondsystems.Thecompanyisengagedinrapidcommercializationofitsbiofuelproduct.WehavesuccessfullyoperatedapilotfacilitythathasconsistentlyproducedalgaebiomasssinceAugustof2007,therebyprovingtheviabilityofthecompany’sprocess.Wearecurrentlydevelopinga20-acredemonstrationplant,tobecompletedin2009,thatwillfurthershowcasethecompany’sabilitytoproducebiofuelatscale.Auroraexpectstobegincommercialproductionin2012.TheAuroraBiofuelsprocessiscarbon-mitigating,noncompetitivewithagriculture,andcapableofindust