List of algal fuel producers

There are no commercial algal fuel producers. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

Israel

• In June 2008, Tel Aviv-based Seambiotic and Seattle-based Inventure Chemical announced a joint venture to use CO₂ emissions-fed algae to make ethanol and biodiesel at a biofuel plant in Ashkelon, Israel. ^{[3] [ self-published source? ]}

Japan

• Euglena Co., Ltd. ^{[4] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Europe

Italy

• Teregroup in Modena: Capacity of 3 million liters producing at 7g of algae per liter. In addition to biodiesel, end products also include animal feed and fertilizer ^{[5] [ non-primary source needed ]}

The Netherlands

• SeatechEnergy ^{[6] [ non-primary source needed ]}

The Americas

United States

There are diverse companies developing biofuels from algae:

• Algae Systems ^{[7] [8]}
• Algenol
• Culture Fuels
• Inventure Chemical ^[9]
• Photon8, ^{[10] [11]} advanced photobioreactor, genetics, cell-viable extraction

See also

• List of biofuel companies and researchers

References

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3. "Seambiotic to build algae-based biofuel plant in Israel". Cleantech Investing in Israel. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
4. "Our biofuel "SUSTEO" | Biofuel business | Euglena Co., Ltd" . Retrieved 2025-07-19.
5. "IMPIANTI DA MICROALGHE PER BIODIESEL, FARMACEUTICA E OLIO VEGETALE". www.teregroup.net. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
6. "Applications - Seatech Energy".
7. "Algae Systems" . Retrieved 2014-11-07.
8. Wald, Matthew L. (2014-08-18). "Seeing Purpose and Profit in Algae". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
9. "Inventure, Inc" . Retrieved 2008-06-10.
10. "Photon8, Inc" . Retrieved 2010-05-23.
11. "Profit margin: Algae-to-biofuel venture says it's solved industry-vexing puzzles". Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.