Arizona Public
Service and GreenFuel Technologies Corp. Successfully Recycle Power
Plant Flue Gases into Transportation-Grade Biodiesel and Ethanol
Nov 30, 2006 - Business Wire
Algae Bioreactor System Connected Directly to Smokestack of APS'
Redhawk 1,040 Megawatt Power Plant Recycles Greenhouse Gases into
Renewable Biofuels
GreenFuel Technologies Corp.
Marc Bane, 978-443-2378
mbane@greenfuelonline.com
or
Arizona Public Service
Steven Gotfried, 602-250-3040
steven.gotfried@aps.com
Logo:
http://www.greenfuelonline.com
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and GreenFuel Technologies
Corporation have announced that they have successfully recycled the
carbon dioxide (CO2) from the stack gases of a power plant into
transportation grade biofuels. The announcement was made at the Platts
Global Energy Awards ceremonies today in New York. Using GreenFuel's
Emissions-to-Biofuels(TM) algae bioreactor system connected to APS'
1,040 megawatt Redhawk power plant in Arlington, Ariz., GreenFuel was
able to create a carbon-rich algal biomass with sufficient quality and
concentration of oils and starch content to be converted into
transportation-grade biodiesel and ethanol.
"This is the first time ever that algae biomass created on-site by
direct connection to a commercial power plant has been successfully
converted to both these biofuels," said Isaac Berzin, GreenFuel's
founder and Chief Technology Officer. "The conversion and certification
of the fuels were conducted by respected, independent laboratories."
GreenFuel's Emissions-to-Biofuels(TM) technology uses safe, naturally
occurring algae to recycle carbon dioxide from the stack gases of power
plants and other commercial sources of continuous CO2 emissions. At the
Redhawk Power Plant, specially designed pipes captured and transported
the CO2 emissions coming out of the stack. The gas was then transferred
to specialized containers holding hungry algae. Algae are unicellular
plants and, like all plants, they divide and grow using the process
known as photosynthesis. In the presence of sunlight, algae consume CO2.
"We estimate that this process can absorb as much as 80 percent of
CO2 emissions during the daytime at a natural gas fired power plant,"
said GreenFuel CEO Cary Bullock. "Unlike typical agricultural biofuel
feedstocks such as soybeans or corn which have a limited harvest window,
algae multiply every hour can be harvested every day."
GreenFuel and APS have been conducting a field assessment program
over the past 18 months, and have moved into the next phase of study
with the construction of an Engineering Scale Unit that will be
completed in first quarter of 2007. "This project holds great promise as
we look for ways to meet the energy needs of the second fastest growing
state in the nation while maintaining a successful economy, quality
lifestyle and healthy environment," said Ed Fox, APS' Vice President of
Communications, Environment and Safety.
About Arizona Public Service Company
APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electricity utility,
serves about 1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. With
headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West
Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW)
About GreenFuel Technologies Corporation
With more than a dozen pending patents, GreenFuel Technologies
Corporation is the leading developer of systems for recycling rich CO2
streams from power and/or manufacturing plant flue gases to produce
biofuels such as biodiesel, ethanol or methane. The company, which was
founded in 2001, is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more
information, visit
www.greenfuelonline.com.
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