Why use algae as a biofuel feedstock?
• Algae does not compete with food crops • Algae can be grown on suboptimal land, such as deserts or near industrialized areas • Algae produces orders of magnitude more oil per acre than any terrestrial crop • Algae utilizes less water than terrestrial crops • Algae can grow in fresh water, brackish water, salt water and even polluted water • Algae will not drain the earth’s potable water supply • Algae can help remediate polluted water from agricultural run-off and sewage treatment plants • Algae can help reduce global warming by sequestering atmospheric CO2
