| EnerGaia signs agreement to build its first algae facility in Thailand |
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According to the Thailand Board of Investment, this project will be one of the first of its kind in the Kingdom. EnerGaia will start with a small demonstration facility in order to validate its process while treating the effluent specifically generated by this mill. Effective wastewater treatment is of primary concern for Nakornluang and they are very excited about this partnership. Once the system has been calibrated to meet Nakomluang’s water treatment requirements, EnerGaia will scale-up the facility to handle all of the mill’s effluent. Construction is expected to begin in early October. It is anticipated that this entire process will take approximately 6 months.
Several Thai companies in other sectors with wastewater and/or CO2 emissions issues have also expressed an interest in using EnerGaia’s technology.
About EnerGaia Co., Ltd. EnerGaia Co., Ltd. (www.energaia.com) was founded in April 2009 as a social enterprise based in Bangkok, Thailand. EnerGaia specializes in using microalgae to recycle CO2 emissions and treat wastewater from industrial sources such as power plants, biomass facilities, breweries, and refineries. The microalgae that is harvested from EnerGaia’s closed-system photo-bioreactors are then sold as useful products such as animal feed and direct human consumable items.
About the Narkornluang Rice Mill
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Ayutthaya, Thailand September 15, 2010 -- EnerGaia Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to develop its first algae facility. It will be located at the Nakornluang Rice Mill in Thailand and will use wastewater generated by the rice mill and a portion of the CO2 emitted by rice husk furnaces to grow algae for local aquaculture feed.
The Nakornluang Rice Mill, located in the province of Ayutthaya in the Central rice-growing region of the Thai Kingdom, is owned and operated by the Sriprasert family. The Sripraserts have been actively trading rice in Thailand since the early 1900's. The family currently operates several parboiled rice plants and export processing facilities within Thailand. Their export company, Riceland International Limited, is a leading Thai rice exporter specializing in premium, parboiled rice. Guided by the basic principles of integrity, reliability and quality, the Sripraserts have continued to invest in human and capital resources including innovative environmentally sustainable technologies.