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GREEN OILGREEN OIL

Almeria will be the pioneering city Almeria will be the pioneering city in the production of “green” oil.in the production of “green” oil.

The first factory The first factory will be set up in will be set up in Carboneras, Carboneras, Almería. The CO2 Almería. The CO2 expelled into the expelled into the atmosphere by atmosphere by the factories will the factories will be used as a raw be used as a raw material.material.

ALMERIA, A PIONEERING CITYALMERIA, A PIONEERING CITY

Carboneras, a Carboneras, a village in Almeria village in Almeria will be the first will be the first place in Spain place in Spain where a new type of where a new type of eco-friendly oil will eco-friendly oil will be produced from be produced from microalgae feed microalgae feed with the CO2 with the CO2 expelled by the expelled by the local factories.local factories.

CARBON DIOXIDE EATERS!CARBON DIOXIDE EATERS!

There are many There are many benefits to this project: benefits to this project:

To start with, an To start with, an alternative type of alternative type of combustible (fuel) will combustible (fuel) will be generated based on be generated based on microalgae which microalgae which eliminates the eliminates the pollution, since it pollution, since it absorbs the carbon absorbs the carbon dioxide (the fumes) dioxide (the fumes) from the factories in from the factories in the area.the area.

GREEN OIL IN “GREEN” FIGURESGREEN OIL IN “GREEN” FIGURES

2,168 kilograms of 2,168 kilograms of CO2 would be used CO2 would be used for each 159 litres (a for each 159 litres (a barrel) of crude oil, barrel) of crude oil, from which 937,8 from which 937,8 are neutralized, i.e., are neutralized, i.e., they will never fly they will never fly back to the back to the atmosphere in spite atmosphere in spite of the fact of being of the fact of being refined and used by refined and used by a car, for example.a car, for example.

ECO-FRIENDLY AND “JOB-ECO-FRIENDLY AND “JOB-FRIENDLYFRIENDLY””

It is as important as It is as important as it sounds, it it sounds, it requires an initial requires an initial investment of 10 investment of 10 million euro million euro generating, apart generating, apart from a cleaner air, from a cleaner air, 50 direct jobs in the 50 direct jobs in the area.area.

The project will The project will start in an area of 3 start in an area of 3 hectare, although hectare, although the final aim is to the final aim is to reach 30.reach 30.

So Almeria will So Almeria will become the first become the first bio-oil field in our bio-oil field in our country!country!