Southeastern New Mexico’s Center of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management, better known as CEHMM, was established in May of 2004 as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to reducing the impact of hazardous materials on the environment. Somewhat under the radar, the organization, driven by Executive Director Doug Lynn, has become one of the country’s most progressive algae cultivation and processing operations. On April 19, 2010 CEHMM became a fully integrated algal biorefinery with the capability to operate at more than 1000 gallons per day throughput.

We spoke with Doug Lynn recently to find out about their recent progress in scaling up.