OREANDA-NEWS. June 18, 2008. Ukraine is involved in developments to produce bio-diesel fuel from microalgae lipids, Volodymyr Semyonov, scientific coordinator for bio-diesel fuel development and production in Ukraine said.

He noted that there are particular kinds of algae that under certain conditions may accumulate lipids (fats) in their organisms. According to Semyonov, algae transformation into bio-diesel runs with the help of a photobioreactor worth USD 10 million. Upon completion of the process, the photobioreactor unloads and dry biomass appears from which oil is pressed out to be then processed into bio-diesel.

In December 2006, the Cabinet of Ministers endorsed a program on development of the bio-diesel fuel production 2007-2010.