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Work begins on algae-based feed plant - Omaha World-Herald
February 2, 2012
World-Herald News Service - Feb. 2, 2012
SHENANDOAH, Iowa — Shenandoah's BioProcess Algae and Green Plains Renewable Energy broke ground Wednesday on the construction of its five-acre production plant at Green Plains in Shenandoah.
The project's Grower Harvester bioreactors, or ponds, have been effectively running outdoors since late August 2011. This groundbreaking marks the third phase in the project to commercialize algae for feed and high-value nutraceutical markets. Phase one of algae production launched in October 2009.
BioProcess Algae, Great Plains Renewable Energy break ground on new plant - Omaha Public Radio
February 2, 2012
Article by Katie Schubert - Feb. 2, 2012
A Rhode Island-based biofuels company is expanding its operation at a southwest Iowa plant.
BioProcess Algae broke ground Wednesday on a five-acre facility at the Green Plains Energy ethanol plant in Shenandoah. BioProcess opened a demonstration plant in 2009 at GPRE’s Shenandoah campus. The facility captures the waste products used to make ethanol, and uses them to grow algae. The algae is then used in animal feed.
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Ethanol plant in Iowa to expand algae production - Minneapolis Star Tribune
February 2, 2012
Article by David Shaffer - Feb. 2, 2012
A Midwest ethanol company says it will begin building a five-acre production facility to grow algae fed by carbon dioxide emitted by its ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.
The project, which uses technology developed by BioProcess Algae, is the next step toward commercial production of algae for animal feed, fuel, Omega-3 oils and other uses, the companies said in a news release.
Green Plains Renewable Energy, based in Omaha, owns nine ethanol plants, including one in Fergus Falls. It is the first ethanol maker to focus on producing algae using byproduct carbon dioxide from an ethanol plant.
Green Plains unit adds to capabilities - Omaha World Herald
January 25, 2012
Erin Golden, Omaha World Herald, gives regional briefing on Green Plains' BlendStar biofuels terminal in Collins, Miss. completing its expansion project.
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