Four test plants of 0,4 ha each will be built in Tsukuba, near Narita Airport and in Fukushima. If successful, 100 or more plants will be set up in Japan. The focus is on oil production and on radioactive cesium elimination
Nikkei Biotech, Sept. 24, 2012, and OriginOil press release, August 30, 2012
Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-tech Corporation receives fund from MAFF for mass production of algae based on US OriginOil technology