This is a list of algal fuel producers.

Asia

Iran

* Iran started investigating the production of algae from 2000. Scientific evidence shows that south Iran is the richest area in the world for cultivating algae, because of high humidity, sunny weather, large unused area and salty water. The first version of algae based biofuel will become available for industrial purposes in 2015. * Biofuel Research Team (BRTeam) A multi-national research team focused on various aspects of biofuel research initiated extensive research on algal genetic engineering for enhanced biodiesel production in 2010. They hoped to achieve their first genetically engineered microalgae with enhanced lipid production features in 2015.

Israel

* In June 2008, Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic and Seattle-based Inventure Chemical announced a joint venture to use emissions-fed algae to make ethanol and biodiesel at a biofuel plant in

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, Israel.

Japan

* Euglena Co., Ltd.

Europe

Bulgaria

* Greon

France

* Alpha Biotech

Greece

* Algae-Farms

Italy

* Teregroup in Modena mit einer Kapazität von 3 Mio. Liter, wobei 7g Algen pro Liter erwirtschaftet werden können. Endprodukte sind neben Biodiesel auch Futtermittel und Dünger

The Netherlands

* AlgaeLink N.V. - an international producer of algae, algae-based products and algae growing systems * LGem B.V. - producing algae systems * SeatechEnergy - based in the Netherlands (Hilversum) but producing algae in Denpasar (Bali, Indonesia); part of Inrada Oil & Gas * Tomalgae (Belgium/Netherlands) - producing high value algae concentrate for use as nutritional in early stage larval shrimp and fish hatcheries

Portugal

* AlgaFuel, S.A. * Buggypower - one of the largest microalgae biomass production units with its own technology based on the use of closed photobioreactores

Spain

* AlgaeLink, in Cadiz

United Kingdom

* British Algoil Ltd * Varicon Aqua Solutions Ltd - an international supplier of both fresh and aquatic algae, including the supply of aquaculture-based products and algae cultivation systems

The Americas

Argentina

* Oil Fox, Chubut, 10 T/day

Canada

* Algabloom International,

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, BC * Centurion Biofuels,

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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

* Pond Biofuels Inc.,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Ontario

Mexico

* Recursos Renovables Alternativos

United States

There are diverse companies developing biofuels from algae: * Algae Floating Systems, Inc. * Algae Fuel System,

Ukiah, California Ukiah ( ; Pomo: ''Yokaya'', meaning "deep valley") is the county seat and largest city of Mendocino County, California, with a population of 16,607 at the 2020 census. With its accessible location along the U.S. Route 101 corridor, Ukiah serves ...

Algae Fuel Systems – The Future is Now!
* Algae Systems * AlgaeFuel - based in

Concord, California Concord ( ) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 129,295 in 2019 making it the eighth largest city in the San Francisco Ba ...

* Algaewheel - based in

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...

* AlgalOilDiesel, LLP - based in

Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis ( ) is a city and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2020 United ...

Algenol Algenol, founded in 2009, headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, Algenol is an industrial biotechnology company that is commercializing patented algae technology for production of ethanol and other fuels. The technology enables the production of t ...

* Algoil Energy * Algoil Industries, Inc. * Applied Research Associates, Inc. - based in

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; algae biofuel research in

Panama City, Florida Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), it is the largest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola. It is the more populated city of the Panama City–Lynn Ha ...

office * Aquatic Energy * Aurora Algae (closed; formerly Aurora Biofuels) *

Bio Fuel Systems BFS Blue Enterprises is a Spanish-owned firm whose multi-patented, microalgae-based technology uses emissions to produce crude oil together with biotech & pharmaceutical products. It was formed in 2006 in eastern Spain after three years of resea ...

* Blue Marble Energy *

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Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened to Socal or CalSo), it is headquartered in S ...

(in collaboration with

US-DOE The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the United States. ...

NREL The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US specializes in the research and development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy systems integration, and sustainable transportation. NREL is a federally funded research and d ...

) *

Culture Fuels Culture Biosystems, originally known as Culture Fuels, Inc., is a privately owned renewable energy company in the United States. Its technology provides a cultivation platform for large-scale production of algae for conversion into diesel and avia ...

*Dao Energy, LLC, a Texas-registered company with an office in

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* Diversified Energy Corporation * Global Green Solutions * GreenerBioEnergy *

Imperium Renewables Imperium Renewables, Inc. was a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu. The company was founded in 2004 by John Plaza. The company experienced financial hard ...

- formerly Seattle Biodiesel, LLC * Inventure Chemical * Kai BioEnergy Corp. * Kent BioEnergy * Live Fuels, Inc. * Manta Biofuel, renewable crude oil * National Remedies, San Pedro * PetroSun and Algae BioFuels Inc., wholly owned subsidiary, in

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* Photon8, advanced photobioreactor, genetics, cell-viable extraction * Phycal LLC *

Sapphire Energy Sapphire Energy was a San Diego-based American energy company that aimed to produce crude oil with algae. History Sapphire Energy was founded in 2007. As of February 2014, Sapphire Energy employed over 150 employees. The company is headquarte ...

, financed by the former Microsoft chairman

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Solazyme TerraVia Holdings, Inc. (formerly Solazyme) was a publicly held biotechnology company in the United States. TerraVia used proprietary technology to transform a range of low-cost plant-based sugars into high-value oils and whole algae ingredient ...

, Inc., supplies algae oil to

; entered into a biodiesel feedstock development and testing agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures * Solix BioSystems - in

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Synthetic Genomics In September 2021, Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a private company located in La Jolla, California, changed its name to Viridos. The company is focused on the field of synthetic biology, especially harnessing photosynthesis with micro algae to ...

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ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, ...

) * Vertigro, a Valcent Products joint venture with Global Green Solutions, in

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; uses the High Density Vertical Bioreactor *

Virgin Green Fund Virgin Green Fund was established in 2007 to invest in companies in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the US and Europe. It closed in 2014. Investment history The fund's first fundraising round raised $199m from Virgin a ...

Oceania

Australia

* Algae.Tec - an advanced biofuels company focused on commercializing technology that produces algae to manufacture sustainable fuels such as biodiesel and green jet fuel * Bio Fuels Pty Ltd - a Victor Smorgon Group company; developing algae biofuels technology in Victoria; oil from the algae will go into the BioMax biodiesel produced by Smorgon Fuels

New Zealand

* Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation (ABC) -

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and

Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited () is the flag carrier airline of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic and 30 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily around and within the Pacific ...

announced a joint project with Aquaflow Bionomic to develop algae. Air New Zealand eventually used jatropha biofuel as Aquaflow was unable to supply any fuel. Aquaflow has not produced a viable method of producing jet fuel from algae.

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