Muradel biofuels pilot plant finds location in Australia

A two-year pilot biofuels project in Whyalla, Australia has been given a location to set up shop by the local council.

The facility has been given two hectares at an industrial site to produce biofuels from algae feedstock thanks to ‘unanimous approval’ from the Whyalla City Council in January.

‘The project, in our view, ticks all the boxes - employment opportunities, environmental aspects and it will put Whyalla on the map,’ mayor Jim Pollock was quoted as saying.

The facility was proposed by renewable energy company Muradel, which already has another pilot plant in western Australia.