Green Tech Today 8

Green Tech Today Episode 8

Green Tech Today 8: Solazyme

Top 25 Green Tech Innovators Series: Growing algae to produce renewable oils.

solazyme.com

Hosts

• Kirsten Sanford (@drkiki)
  • kirstensanford.com

Topics

• Using Algae to replace petroleum.
  • It creates a basic substance that can be turned into anything that petroleum or vegetable oil.

• Growing in the Dark
  • Don't grow the algae in sunlight with them doing photosynthesis.
  • Feed them plan material from other plants (weeds, cellulose, etc) and use that to grow oil.

• Commercial Uses
  • Jet fuel to cosmetics.
  • Once a good strain is found, build up more of it to test out

• Feedstocks
  • Waste from a Bio-Diesel plant
  • Yard clippings

• Scaling Up
  • Biggest challenge is getting the good strains out of the lab and into commercial production.
  • A team dedicated to just scaling up.

• Food Tech
  • One strain is similar to olive oil
  • They had accidently created a new, very healthy type of cooking oil

Sponsors

GE

• Ecomagination.com/Challenge
• GE-video 3
• ad times: :30 - :56 and 8:58 - 9:54

Carbonite

• Carbonite.com Offer Code GreenTech
• Carb #3
• ad times: :56 - 1:13 and 19:23 - 20:16

Production Information

• Edited by: Jeff
• Notes:

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