The Company operates open algae ponds with a total capacity of 8 million gallons located on an existing 40-acre Algae Research Center ("ARC") which is part of a 326-acre research and development facility in Imperial Valley, California.  The facility includes the water, power and infrastructure to operate the ponds, and a 13,000 square foot building hosting laboratories, processing facilities, offices and warehouse space. Seven 150-gallon sun-tube photobioreactors are located indoor.   Current production capability is 660 pounds per day of dried algae biomass with seven percent or less moisture content, and can be expanded to 2,200 pounds per day (one metric ton per day) using existing ponds and infrastructure.  The ponds were designed by Dr. William Oswald of Berkley, renowned as one of the “fathers” of algae production, and their design has been replicated around the world. The Company produces a variety of algae strains in 42 separate ponds of various sizes, ranging from sixteen 100 gallon ponds to seven 240,000 gallon ponds, for a total “race-way” pond capacity of 2.7 million gallons.  

Facility Highlights:
a) 13,000 Ft2 building
b) Laboratory
c) Offices
d) Warehouse
e) 12 kV electrical service
f) Water service (two gates)
g) 7 x 240,000-gallon raceways
h) 4 x 210,000-gallon raceways
i) Approximately 31 smaller production raceways from 100 to 60,000 gallons