Turning Fuel to Food
Otto Simon Ltd • November 8, 2016
Calysta Demonstration Plant Opens
Otto Simon has been working with Calysta and the Centre for Process Innovation to deliver a new biotech plant in Teesside, UK. This innovative gas-fed fermentation process provides an alternative protein source for the aquaculture industry and poses and interesting twist to the food vs. fuel debate which has surfaced periodically over the past decade: how about turning fuel into food?
The demonstration-scale plant was opened by Anna Turley MP, Nigel Perry (CEO CPI) and Alan Shaw (CEO Calysta) on 19th September and is intended to produce commercially-representative samples for feeding trials.
This plant represents a significant development in the bio-protein market and Otto Simon is proud to have supported the delivery of this project.
Make sure you catch Otto Simon’s feature in the November 2016 issue of The Chemical Engineer magazine!
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