Valcent Vertical Farming Business is Growing

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USA Today’s cover story yesterday was on ” Which of these could fuel a jet?”, the article included algae & Valcent. In the cover story article by Sam Ward (Jan. 27, 2009), he discussed three options to fueling a jet, while cutting costs and carbon footprints. He presents three options: Option A is Chickens, B is Algae and C is Jatropha. The article takes the position that algae, long term could be the alternative fuel source that fuels airline engines. The article outlines how Valcent turns algae into biodiesel by vertically growing the algae in bioreactors in greenhouses. The article also provided a picture chart that reflects that algae produces more oil yield per acre in gallons at 100,000 than palm oil (635), soybean (50) and corn (3).


Cornwall, U.K. (Marketwire – December 2, 2009) Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB:VCTZF) announces that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has joined the Company’s advisory board. Over the past two months Valcent has launched a major sales and marketing campaign aimed at developing interest for the concept of urban farming in a number of major US cities in association with EMLINK LLC of Boston Massachusetts.


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