EERE's investment allowed Solezyme to increase its algal oil production by a factor of 10, leading to the U.S. Navy's purchase of 450,000 gallons o...
April 18, 2013
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Partnering with Solazyme of San Francisco, EERE enabled the company to increase its production of algal oil by a factor of 10. In December 2011, the U.S. Navy's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announced that it would purchase 450,000 gallons of Solazyme's advanced "drop-in" jet fuel made from algal oil—the largest U.S. government purchase of biofuels to date. The Navy demonstrated the fuel in the Green Strike Group exercises in the Pacific in summer 2012, and by 2013, plans to deploy a Great Green Fleet powered entirely by alternative fuels.
Positive Impact
EERE's investment allowed Solazyme to increase its algal oil production by a factor of 10, leading to the U.S. Navy's purchase of 450,000 gallons of "drop-in" jet fuel.
Location
San Francisco, California
Partners
Solazyme
EERE Investment
$21.8 million
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