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Partnership formed to research algae as aviation fuel

By Janice Wood · July 6, 2009 ·

NASA is partnering with Seambiotic USA on an R&D program designed to use microalgae as aviation biofuel feedstock.

The Seambiotic algae site in Israel.
The Seambiotic algae site in Israel.

Under the agreement, NASA Glenn Research Center and Seambiotic USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Seambiotic, will work together to improve production processes and to study and qualify algae oil from alternative species and production processes as candidate aviation fuel at NASA’s test facilities.

For more information: www.nasa.gov/glenn or www.seambiotic.com.

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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