INNOVATION

Start-up Brings Algae-to-Oil Pilot Plant On-line

February 8, 2010 | Alex Scott

OriginOil (Los Angeles), a start-up company developing a process for converting algae into oil, says it has commissioned its pilot facility at its Los Angeles headquarters. The company says it now has an end-to-end algae-to-oil production facility in...

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