Algae: biofuel of the future?

September 17, 2007 11:00
September 17, 2007 12:00
EST -0500

 

Algae is a promising biofuel feedstock. But it's a long way from commercial production in volume. Learn why, and see who's farthest along.

Algae is one of the most promising feedstocks that industry insiders talk about for future biofuel production.

Why?

  1. The yields of oil from algae are orders of magnitude higher than those for traditional oilseeds
  2. Algae can be grown in places far from farmlands & forests, minimizing the damages caused to the eco- and food chain systems, and obviating the food vs. fuel dilemma, and
  3. Algae can be grown in sewages and next to power-plant smokestacks where they digest pollutant and harmful emissions

Yet, despite outrageous claims from certain circles, big technical hurdles exist to being able to harvest oil from algae in quantities large enough to make biodiesel or other fuels from it.

In this webinar, you'll learn why... and see who's farthest along the commercialization of the big science that's going to be required to move algae-based biofuel from the domain of science fiction into your gas tank.

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