Burning Dried Wild Algae Directly in Power Plants

Burning Dried Wild Algae Directly in Power Plants

Here's an interesting suggestion in the comments section: "While we're waiting for large scale production of biodiesel from specialized strains of algae to come of age, we should consider simply burning dried wild algae directly in power plants. Wild algae is easy to grow; fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi River alone creates an algae bloom the size of New Jersey on an annual basis in the Gulf of Mexico!" Read the full article

Sub Topic - Algae Fuel Trends

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