Is Algae BioFuel Ready to Hit the US Market?

Is Algae BioFuel Ready to Hit the US Market?

...After much reading and consideration we see Algae BioFuel, in a closed water system, may be the best alternative we have going right now. Currently there are two means of Algae production that are heading into mass production in the coming months. A closed water system that is fed by the sun and CO2 coming out of smoke stacks, such as those at power plants. Or an open water system that relies solely on the sun and requires large acreage farms to house the open ponds. Either way algae biofuels require less acreage, zero food crops and zero mining to produce. But of the two there is an added advantage to the Closed Water Algae system....read more from the article Read the full article

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