Maurice Ile Durable: Biodiesel Extract From Algae

This company collects domestic waste oils at a price of Rs 5 per liter from restaurants and hotels in the country. The company now wants to extract biodiesel from algae. Sewpaul Mukesh, the director of the company, is seeking help from the authorities for this project. Investment cost: Rs 10 million.

Mukesh Sewpaul offers its biodiesel sales to Rs 40. The product is compatible with anything that can run on diesel. The producer wants to produce on a larger scale, except that the only recovery of waste oil will not be enough to meet demand.

It has therefore acquired 'Expeller Press' converter American technology to extract biodiesel carbon free of algae. His dream eventually replace diesel used by Maurice biodiesel. "With Expeller Press, I would be able to produce 100,000 liters of biodiesel per day. This amount sufficient to meet the daily demand of the market," says Mukesh Sewpaul.

For this project, the company will require significant amounts of algae. In addition to those that could be obtained on the Mauritian coastline, the company grows its algae in aquatic farm Diamond Bay, Rodrigues. "Seaweed farming is an integral part of aquaculture activities in the country. The production of a return to Rs 30 per liter, and we could sell it at Rs 35. This project will comply with the principles of sustainable development and the concept Sustainable Mauritius "says the director.

Only black spot on the board, according to Mukesh Sewpaul: lack of funding. The acquisition of such a converter biodiesel amounts to Rs 10 million. The Algae Biodiesel Company Ltd. presented its project to the National Energy Commission (NEC), Tuesday, June 4, and expressed the desire for a 'grant' from the government. "This project could be a good partnership between the private sector and the public sector. However, if the authorities are reluctant, I will take my pain with patience and look elsewhere. I want to make this project cost the cost. " The side of the sub-committee of the NEC, the project seems to have been well received and should be taken into consideration.