PKN Orlen to work on bio-fuels

PKN Orlen will be growing algae at its production plant in Płock in order to work on technology of manufacturing bio-fuels, a company press release read. Orlen will grow algae at the Płock-based trial mobile experimental station using carbon-dioxide-rich gas coming from one of refiner installations and post-production waters. Universities in Szczecin and Olsztyn has been selecting certain kinds of algae for the company, the press release also read. The oil manufactured from the algae will be examined if it could be used as bio-fuel. "We are assuming that achieving goals pointed out in the project will let us commercialize the technology and enable us to produce bio-fuels from algae basing on technical potential of refinery in Płock," Robert Czekaj, executive director for supply chain.