Algae Technologies

Executive Summary:

Biofuels are like any fuel that when burned can be converted to energy and are produced from a biological source. The main feedstocks for biofuel in the U.S. are corn, sugarcane, and soy, but these present issues for food and land demand. An alternative to fossil fuels and traditional biofuel options is algae as it is a non-food source that can grow in areas not used by food crops and offers more variety of options for harvesting, such as pools, warm climates, salt, fresh, and gray water, and produces a yield hundreds of times greater than current biomass options (Algae Biofuel Technology, n.d). Algae has the potential to not only rectify and create good within the fuel industry but also turn a historically negative sector into one that brings positivity through its production and output. To fully understand the various capabilities and few limitations of algae as a biofuel, it is important to identify where current research and development stands, environmental impacts and opportunities (positive and negative), and modern-day practices of algae production through identifying cases on an international and local level.

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