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{{Infobox company
| name = Sea6 Energy Private Ltd.
| logo = File:Sea6_Energy_Logo.png
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Biofuel]]
| foundation = [[Chennai, India]], {{Start date|2010|7}}<ref name="BioSpectrum">{{cite news | last = Singh | first = Nandita |author2=Vipul Murarka | title =Tapping the ocean to meet fuel demand | publisher = [[BioSpectrum]] | date =22 March 2012 | url =http://www.biospectrumasia.com/biospectrum/news/734/tapping-ocean-meet-fuel-demand/page/2?WT.rss_a=tapping+the+ocean+to+meet+fuel+demand&WT.rss_f=home#.U12hK1chtHs | access-date = 25 April 2014 }}</ref>
| founder = Sayash Kumar Nelson Vadassery Sowmya Balendiran Sailaja Nori Shrikumar Suryanarayan<ref name="BioSpectrum"/>
| location_city = [[Bangalore]]<ref name="TheEconomicTimes02"/>
| location_country = [[India]]
| key_people =
| products = [[Biofuel|Seaweed biofuel]]
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
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| website = {{URL|http://www.sea6energy.com/}}
}}

'''Sea6 Energy''' is a [[biofuel]] company based in [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<ref name="TheEconomicTimes02">{{cite news | last = Abrar | first = Peerzada | title =How lifesciences startups are turning futuristic ideas into successful business ventures | publisher = [[The Economic Times]] | date =31 January 2014 | url =http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-01-31/news/46870462_1_startups-ranjan-pai-aarin-capital | access-date = 25 April 2014 }}</ref> that focuses on the "macroalgal" fuel source of [[seaweed]].<ref name="TheEconomicTimes">{{cite news | last = Pulakkat | first = Hari | title =How Chennai startup is using seaweed to drive India's biofuel thrust | publisher = [[The Economic Times]] | date =28 July 2011 | url =http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-28/news/29824733_1_biofuels-seaweed-renewable-energy | access-date = 25 April 2014 }}</ref> The company's primary focus is to derive [[ethanol]] fuel from seaweed (particularly red seaweed) that can replace non-renewable energy sources commonly derived from [[fossil fuels]].<ref name="OilPrice">{{cite news | last = Kennedy | first = Charles | title =Indian Company Investigating Seaweed as Possible Biofuel | publisher = Oil Price | date =4 August 2011 | url =http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indian-Company-Investigating-Seaweed-As-Possible-Biofuel.html | access-date = 25 April 2014 }}</ref> In 2012, Sea6 Energy was given the title of "Emerging Company of the Year" by the [[Government of Karnataka|Government]] of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Karnataka">{{cite news | last = Vaidya | first = Manasi |author2=Saptarshi Chaudhuri |author3=Uma Kelath |author4=Vipul Merarka | title =Minds meet to fuel India's bioeconomy | publisher = [[BioSpectrum]] | date =8 March 2012 | url =http://www.biospectrumindia.com/biospecindia/news/157829/minds-meet-fuel-indias-bioeconomy | access-date = 26 April 2014 }}</ref>

==Company history==

As students at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] (IIT Madras) in 2008, the company's four founders—Nelson Vadassery, Sailaja Nori, Sowmya Balendiran, and Sayash Kumar—sought out the help of their professor, Shrikumar Suryanarayan, to aid in entering the [[iGEM competition]] hosted by the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name="TheEconomicTimes"/> Suryanarayan, now the chairman of Sea6 Energy, helped the students enter their project in the competition and spurred their interest in the biofuel industry.<ref name="TheEconomicTimes"/> Suryanarayan had also previously worked at the Indian [[biotechnology]] company, [[Biocon]], where his own interest in studying seaweed as a biofuel was piqued.<ref name="IndiaRealTime">{{cite news | last = Mukherji | first = Biman | title =The Power of Seaweed | publisher = India Realtime via [[The Wall Street Journal]] | date =1 October 2012 | url =https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/01/indian-company-chases-seaweed-power/ | access-date = 25 April 2014 }}</ref>

The company was founded in July 2010 with funding from a few IIT Madras alumni, Suryanarayan, the [[Department of Biotechnology|Indian Department of Biotechnology]], and other investors.<ref name="IndiaRealTime"/> The company began operation in [[Chennai]], using laboratories and equipment provided by IIT Madras.<ref name="BioSpectrum"/> The company would later move to their current location in Bangalore to take advantage of facilities and instrumentation at the [[Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms|Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)]],<ref name="CCAMPIncubation">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccamp.res.in/incubation |title=Incubation at C-CAMP |author= |website=www.ccamp.res.in |publisher=C-CAMP |access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref> a company co-founded by Shrikumar Suryanarayan.<ref name="BioSpectrum02">{{cite news | last = Gunashekar | first = Raj | title =We are not a risk-loving country | publisher = [[BioSpectrum]] | date =14 February 2014 | url =http://www.biospectrumindia.com/biospecindia/news/209055/-we-risk-loving-country/page/1 | access-date = 26 April 2014 }}</ref>

On 31 January 2012, Sea6 Energy signed a deal with [[Denmark|Danish]] [[biotech]] company, [[Novozymes]].<ref name="ForbesIndia">{{cite news | last = Singh | first = Seema | title =Bold and Beautiful: Turning Seaweed into Biofuels | publisher = [[Forbes Magazine|Forbes]] [[Forbes (India)|India]] | date =31 January 2012 | url =http://forbesindia.com/blog/technology/bold-and-beautiful-turning-seaweed-into-biofuels/ | access-date = 26 April 2014 }}</ref> The goal of the partnership is to facilitate the conversion of seaweed [[carbohydrates]] into [[sugars]] that can be used to produce ethanol.<ref name="BiofuelsProduction">{{cite book | last =Babu | first =Vikash |author2=Ashish Thapliyal |author3=Girijesh Kumar Patel | title =Biofuels Production | publisher =Wiley-Scrivener | edition = 1 | date =2013 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iezBAAAAQBAJ&q=%22Sea6+Energy%22&pg=PT155 | isbn =978-1118634509 }}</ref>

Now the valuation of company is $10million. It's hoping to be valued around $90million by 2020

 

==Research and development==

Traditionally, algal-based biofuels have been derived from [[microalgae]] that grow in [[fresh water]] sources.<ref name="TheEconomicTimes"/> Shrikumar Suryanarayan and the 4 co-founders sought to research the viability of [[macroalgae]] (seaweed) as a fuel source.<ref name="BioSpectrum"/> To do this, they needed a way to efficiently farm the seaweed, which led to the creation of a farming system built from a marine plastics [[polymer]].<ref name="BioSpectrum"/> Sea6 Energy successfully applied for a patent for their aquatic farming structure in 2012 (one of their two patents that has been published).<ref name="GooglePatent">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=pts&q=sea6+energy |title=Sea6 Energy |author= |website=www.google.com |access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>

Sea6 Energy has successfully converted red seaweed into ethanol<ref name="IndiaRealTime"/> and [[natural gas]]<ref name="TheEconomicTimes02"/> in their labs. They believe that seaweed can replace fossil fuels and other types of green fuels in a way that is both sustainable and good for the environment.<ref name="IndiaRealTime"/> The current goal of Sea6 Energy (along with their partner, Novozymes) is to find an [[enzyme]] that breaks down red seaweed carbohydrate into [[monosaccharides]] more efficiently.<ref name="BioSpectrum"/> These monosaccharides must undergo fermentation in order to be converted into ethanol.<ref name="IndiaRealTime"/>

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sea6energy.com/ Sea6 Energy Official Website]

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