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Sunrise Ridge sponsors research in several areas with the University of Texas at Austin, and owns and operates a pilot production facility at the Austin Water Utility's Hornsby Bend plant in Austin, Texas. Recent NewsNovember 2008
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Our MissionTo develop and commercialize algae production systems that are economically successful at commodity scale. We are targeting large potential markets, including bio-diesel and ethanol feed stocks, animal feed supplements, waste water cleanup (nitrogen, phosphorus) and greenhouse gas emission reduction. Our strategy is to focus on production system scaling and cost issues while harnessing the superior productivity and yields of select algae strains. Company ProfileResearch ActivitiesSunrise Ridge focuses its research activities in four major areas:
The Company has collaborated extensively with the world-class capabilities of various departments of the University of Texas at Austin since 2006, and continues to sponsor research there. Pilot Plant OperationsSunrise Ridge and the City of Austin, Texas agreed in May 2007 to collaborate in the installation of an algae test production facility at the City of Austin's Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant. Sunrise Ridge will fund and operate the facility, and will demonstrate its proprietary patent pending greenhouse technology. The City provides space, utilities and feed stocks, including waste water and carbon dioxide. The pilot plant facility was physically completed in November 2007. The Company started up the facility in 1Q2008. We continue to adjust the plant equipment as required to meet our design objectives. We are also assessing reaction and growth rates in various component processes.
Principals
Dr. Brand supervises ongoing research sponsored by Sunrise Ridge for algae species selection in his laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.
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We are a private Texas corporation engaged in research,
development and commercialization of
algae biomass technology for reduction of water and greenhouse gas
pollutants and production of renewable fuel feed stocks and animal feeds. 
Mr. Norman Whitton is the
CEO of Sunrise Ridge Algae
Inc. His 26 year career includes more than a decade of
experience in the downstream petroleum and chemical industry while at Conoco
Inc. and EI Du Pont, followed by more than a decade of experience at management
consultancy Arthur D. Little, where he led the Energy Industry practice in
Asia. In recent years, Mr. Whitton has collaborated with a major Malaysian
investor to develop startups in bitumen refining, oil and gas production, and
palm-based biofuels. Mr. Whitton's extensive experience in strategy and operations in the oil industry has
provided unique insights for research in key
elements required for commercial production of commodity fuels. 
Dr. Robert Weber is the Chief Technology Officer of Sunrise Ridge Algae
Inc. Previously, Dr. Weber was a director at TIAX LLC, before which he was
a principal at Arthur D. Little, Inc. and a member of the chemical
engineering faculties at the 
Dr. Jerry Brand is Technical Advisor to Sunrise Ridge Algae Inc. His
32
year career includes extensive research into photosynthesis, culturing and
characterization of algae. Currently, Dr. Brand is Director of the 
Mr.
David Griffith is EVP, Ventures and Licensing, for Sunrise Ridge Algae
Inc. In his 35 year career at ConocoPhillips, Mr. Griffith was responsible for
major project development and negotiation. He concluded landmark project
deals, including the world's first major petroleum coke to electricity venture;
one of the major Orinoco tar upgrader projects in Venezuela; and a 400,000 bpd
joint venture refinery in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Griffith also managed Conoco
Inc.'s technology licensing program, and was responsible for marketing the
company's gasification technology suite.