3rd Algae World Europe Technical Site Visit to AlgaEnergy PTEM Plant
PTEM is the Spanish acronym for Technological Platform for Experimentation with Microalgae. AlgaEnergy's PTEM is intended to be a model platform of its kind, which will incorporate four types of photobioreactors (PBR): columns, tubular reactors, semi-open and in a second stage, raceways. Its goal is to research and develop new PBR processes and technologies in this field. The plant will be entirely automated and controlled by specially-designed software which will manage all the cultivation parameters.
For this reason, the plant will have the flexibility and capacity to grow simultaneously different species of microalgae in different growing conditions, using indoor and outdoor PBR. The cultivation area will be initially of about 1,000 m2 and the culture volume up to 72,000 l.
The PTEM is currently under construction at the International Airport of Madrid-Barajas site and will be operational by the beginning of May.
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