Blue Marble Energy
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Blue Marble Energy, founded in 2005, is a Seattle-based company which utilizes hybridized bacterial consortia to produce specialty biochemicals and renewable biogas
. Their company mission is to displace oil with fully renewable, carbon neutral alternatives. They develop and generate these biochemicals from diverse cellulosic biomass.
In November 2009, Blue Marble Energy announced a partnership with the algae producer Bionavitas. Blue Marble Energy will to use microalgae from Bionavitas as a feedstock for biochemicals production.
located in Missoula, Montana. Missoula was chosen in part due to it's readily available green-collar workforce, people who "Get it" and want to work for a company like Blue Marble Energy, including fresh new talent from the University of Montana.
Blue Marble Energy is based out of a facility in Seattle, Washington. They have a presence in Odessa, Washington as well. This biorefinery is expected to process 1,000 tons of organic biomass per month, producing 858 metric tons of biochemicals and 700 metric tons of green ammonia yearly. This project is funded in part by a $2 million loan/grant combination awarded to Blue Marble Energy Corp and the Odessa Public Development Authority by Washington's Community Economic Revitalization Board to build the state's first specialty biochemical biorefinery. In its first year of operation, the facility is expected to create 30 to 50 full-time green-collar jobs and 50 to 70 construction/consulting jobs.
and fermentation, the AGATE platform manipulates microbial environments to produce esters, amides, anhydrous ammonia, and rich biogas.
– Blue Marble Energy was recognized, out of a survey of 1400 companies, as one of the 100 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009 by Biofuels Digest.
– Blue Marble Energy was nominated in 2009 for an award at the World Technology Network Summit in the category of Energy.
Products
In December 2009, Blue Marble Energy launched one of the world’s first carbon-neutral fragrance lines, EOS. Named for the Greek goddess of the dawn, the EOS fragrance line contains only biochemical and organic materials. EOS was created in collaboration with local Seattle couture perfumery Sweet Anthem.
Algae Harvesting
In the past, Blue Marble Energy participated in aquatic remediation efforts for the Puget Sound and other waterways around Seattle in an effort to repair damaged ocean ecology damaged by harmful algae blooms and invasive species. This water cleanup may be extended to sewage treatment plants and mine sites in the future.
Biogas
Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung, and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called biogas...
. Their company mission is to displace oil with fully renewable, carbon neutral alternatives. They develop and generate these biochemicals from diverse cellulosic biomass.
In November 2009, Blue Marble Energy announced a partnership with the algae producer Bionavitas. Blue Marble Energy will to use microalgae from Bionavitas as a feedstock for biochemicals production.
Facilities
On August 25th 2011, Blue Marble Energy held their Grand Opening for a new biorefineryBiorefinery
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, heat, and value-added chemicals from biomass...
located in Missoula, Montana. Missoula was chosen in part due to it's readily available green-collar workforce, people who "Get it" and want to work for a company like Blue Marble Energy, including fresh new talent from the University of Montana.
Blue Marble Energy is based out of a facility in Seattle, Washington. They have a presence in Odessa, Washington as well. This biorefinery is expected to process 1,000 tons of organic biomass per month, producing 858 metric tons of biochemicals and 700 metric tons of green ammonia yearly. This project is funded in part by a $2 million loan/grant combination awarded to Blue Marble Energy Corp and the Odessa Public Development Authority by Washington's Community Economic Revitalization Board to build the state's first specialty biochemical biorefinery. In its first year of operation, the facility is expected to create 30 to 50 full-time green-collar jobs and 50 to 70 construction/consulting jobs.
Technology
Blue Marble’s patented conversion system, Acid, Gas, and Ammonia Targeted Extraction (AGATE) uses non-genetically modified bacteria. It can process a wide variety of organic biomass feedstocks. A single fermentation contains multiple strains of bacteria which specialise in the breakdown of different feedstocks. The resulting consortia of different bacteria "perform well in high nitrogen environments and can withstand shocks to the system (such as changes in pH, temperature, and feedstock). This allows AGATE to process nearly any organic biomass: food waste, yard waste, spent brewery grain, algae, milfoil, corn silage, etc. AGATE can handle both fresh and wet feedstock, and can be adjusted to meet changing economic opportunities and market needs.". Through anaerobic digestionAnaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. It is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste and/or to release energy....
and fermentation, the AGATE platform manipulates microbial environments to produce esters, amides, anhydrous ammonia, and rich biogas.
In the media
Awards– Blue Marble Energy was recognized, out of a survey of 1400 companies, as one of the 100 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009 by Biofuels Digest.
– Blue Marble Energy was nominated in 2009 for an award at the World Technology Network Summit in the category of Energy.
Products
In December 2009, Blue Marble Energy launched one of the world’s first carbon-neutral fragrance lines, EOS. Named for the Greek goddess of the dawn, the EOS fragrance line contains only biochemical and organic materials. EOS was created in collaboration with local Seattle couture perfumery Sweet Anthem.
Algae Harvesting
In the past, Blue Marble Energy participated in aquatic remediation efforts for the Puget Sound and other waterways around Seattle in an effort to repair damaged ocean ecology damaged by harmful algae blooms and invasive species. This water cleanup may be extended to sewage treatment plants and mine sites in the future.