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Action plan with state puts Algenol expansion back on track

Algenol Biofuels co-founders Craig Smith, left, and Paul Woods stand inside one of six growing rooms where algae is grown inside the new facility Tuesday in Fort Myers. Algenol, an industrial biotechnology company that creates ethanol from algae, received a … Continue reading

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Florida energy bill that affects south Lee Algenol’s expansion becomes law

See all10 photosat full size TALLAHASSEE _ In a political squeeze because of a bill that includes tax breaks for renewable-energy production, Gov. Rick Scott late Friday allowed the controversial measure to become law without his signature. Scott’s decision could … Continue reading

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State concerned with ethanol-to-algae process of Fort Myers company

See all10 photosat full size State concerns with a Southwest Florida company’s plans to make ethanol from algae may have stalled the business’s expansion. Tucked inside an energy bill the Legislature approved in the final hours of its recent session … Continue reading

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