¥Algae may be the long term biofuel of the
future.
–Still some significant technical problems to overcome
–Some BIG Advantages motivate
research:
¥Yields of oil from
algae are orders of magnitude higher than those for traditional oilseeds
¥Algae can grow in places away from the farmlands
& forests, minimizing damage to the eco-
and food chain systems.
¥Algae can be grown in
sewages and next to power-plant smokestacks where they digest the
pollutants and give us oil!