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It grows in most climates, may be able to mitigate carbon dioxide, and possesses a high lipids content ripe for biofuel production. But the promise of algae as an economical biomass feedstock has yet to be realized. The U.S. Department of Energy now plans to invest up to $24 million in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels. Can algae be economically produced and commercially scaled to contribute to the world's liquid fuel needs?
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Re: Should We Root for Algae?
