THE BEAUTY OF ALGAE-BASED BIOFUELS

US Algae Biofuel Company Wins French Beauty Award

Tina Casey, February 3, 2014 (Triple Pundit)

“The Marie Claire 2014 Prix d’Excellence de la Beauté award has gone to an algae oil company called Solazyme, making it one of only two U.S. brands to garner a prize against hundreds of entrants this year…That’s a pretty high mark for a company better known for algae biofuel, but Solazyme actually covers four markets with its unique algae oil extraction technology: fuels, chemicals, nutritionals and personal care…[T]he award was given unanimously…for the company’s Algenist® line of skin care products…The company has just announced the start of commercial algae oil operations at two integrated locations in Iowa…Solazyme’s biofuel endeavors became big news back in 2011 when it began supplying algae biofuel to the U.S. Navy…In 2012 the company also launched a unique retail biofuel station for vehicles in partnership with Propel Fuels, making it the first to offer algae biofuel to the general public…” click here for more

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