November 14, 2008 09:50 ET
PetroSun BioFuels Proposes New Crop to Catfish Farmers at the Mississippi Biomass Council Meeting
More Than 80,000 Acres of Catfish Ponds Could Be Converted to Algae Farm Systems With a Potential Production Rate of 160 Million Gallons of Algal Oil Annually
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - November 14, 2008) - PetroSun, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSUD) announced
today that PetroSun BioFuels, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Biomass
Partners presented an Aquaculture Algae to Algal Oil Program at the
Mississippi Biomass Council meeting held November 5th in Jackson,
Mississippi. The program was attended by representatives from the
Mississippi Biomass Council, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, 25x'25,
Mississippi State University, agricultural, forestry and catfish farm
owners located in Mississippi.
The PetroSun BioFuels Aquaculture Lease Program proposes to secure the
surface rights of existing catfish farm ponds for the purpose of
effectuating its proprietary algae-to-biofuels technology in a commercial
algae farm system operation. The Aquaculture Lease Program provides the
farm pond owner with an Advanced Base Rent Incentive, royalty income on a
monthly basis from algal oil and algae biomass production and a potential
future benefit from a carbon credit program. The Aquaculture Lease Program
is subject to a qualification process.
PetroSun BioFuels and Biomass Partners have identified in excess of 80,000
acres of catfish ponds within the state of Mississippi. Based on an annual
potential production rate of 2,000 gallons per acre, the existing 80,000
acres of ponds would produce 160 million gallons of algal oil annually for
conversion to biodiesel. The remaining algae biomass could be processed
into ethanol, animal feed, fertilizer and other products.
Interested parties may contact Terri Chiang of Biomass Partners via email
at terri@biomasspartner.com or 251-978-7788 to discuss qualifications and
to schedule a site visit.
About PetroSun
PetroSun, Inc. is a diversified energy company with technology and
operations in the commercialization of algae-to-biofuels, microbial
enhanced oil recovery, oil and gas exploration and development and oilfield
pipe and supply.
For more information about PetroSun visit the company's website at
www.petrosuninc.com.
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