Marine BioFuels Get Funding From EU

There’s a relatively new marine renewable technology on the scene – marine biofuels – and the European Union has invested close to 6 million euros to research their feasibility, reports Enviroireland.com (Jan. 7, 2009).  From the article:

The Institutes of Technology in Dundalk and Sligo will work with Queens University Belfast, the University of Ulster and the Scottish Association for Marine Sciences which is leading development work on the BioMara project.The BioMara tri-partite (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland) research project aims to demonstrate the feasibility and viability of locally producing mari-fuels from marine biomass derived from seaweed and plant sources (algae) as an alternative to agri-fuel production from land based plants. It will harness the expertise and resources of the three countries.

OREC embraces all marine renewables and so we look forward to learning more about the potential of marine biofuels.