Palm Oil Plantations
The palm oil industry has made great contributions to the regional development of some nations but has recently come under fire for its perceived contribution to carbon emissions and deforestation. Additionally, in some countries regulations have significant lowered the concentration of nutrients in palm oil mill effluent (POME) that is allowed to be discharged into rivers. Our technology platform provides a complementary solution to palm oil mills to effectively treat the POME waste water and conversion to valuable products.
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Benefits to Customer
- POME contains the water which algae need to grow, reducing impact on water table and costs to construct piping and source water
- POME already has the essential nutrients for algae growth - nitrogen and phosphorus – which lowers the cost of sourcing for the project. As algae absorb these nutrients in our cultivation platform, their concentration is lowered to meet regulatory standards before discharge
- Our closed system operates consistently in all weather conditions, including periods of heavy precipitation.
- Carbon emissions produced from palm oil mills are absorbed by the algae to reduce the overall environmental impact.
- Algae biomass cultivated from POME can be utilized for biochemicals, health foods, supplementary animal feed or biofuels
Algae Production Companies
We license our equipment to companies that produce algae to be converted into commodity products. Our equipment can work with any algae strain and can provide an alternative cultivation system for companies looking for a cost-effective solution.
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Benefits to Customer
- Requires lower capital investment to construct algae facility.
- Produces higher biomass density (to lower dewatering cost).
- Improves thermal control inside platform because supporting body of water maintains its temperature.
- Increases contamination barriers so that algae do not escape and external predators do not enter.
- Minimizes impact of rainfall on culture and nutrient concentration.
- Provides system scalability because modules can be operated next to each other.
Mining And Renewable Energy Solution
A byproduct of open pit mining is the collection of water in the mining holes. The cost of disposing the water and reconstructing the original vegetation after mining operations conclude can represent a significant cost and engineering challenge. Our algae floating system can be deployed directly into the site as an alternative use of the land.
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Benefits to Customer
- Reclamation and re-vegetation of the mining holes can be very costly. Our system provides an alternative solution that is practical and environmentally sustainable.
- Requires lower capital investment to construct algae facility
Agricultural Wastewater Lagoon Treatment
Our technology platform provides a complementary solution to the classical lagoon-based wastewater treatment using patented floating system. Our equipment cultivates a selected strain of algae to effectively treat the concentrated water. The algae biomass cultivated from our system can provide many benefits to the host farms, including the generation of additional products and new revenue sources.
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Benefits to Customer
- Requires lower capital investment to construct algae facility.
- Reduces the contamination of phosphate and nitrate in the water
- Algae biomass can be utilized as a supplementary feed for the livestock.
- Additional products and new revenue sources.
Drilling Operations
Drilling operations that are located in remote locations need to be supplied with fuel for vehicle and generator usage. Producing algae fuel on site can provide significant economic benefits to the project.
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Benefits to Customer
Algae fuel that is produced on site reduces the need for shipping over long distances that may be cut due to bad weather or other natural disasters.
Military Forward Bases
Military bases across the globe have to be supplied with fuel which can often be a dangerous and expensive activity.
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Benefits to Customer
- Modular units to grow fuel from algae can be quickly set up at military bases to produce fuel independent of a supply chain and at lower costs than existing methods.
- Turnkey systems can be set up in 30 to 40 days.