Turning Emissions Into Fuel With Algae

This is an encouraging potential development...

A single acre of algae ponds can produce 15,000 gallons of biodiesel -- in comparison, an acre of soybeans produces up to 50 gallons of biodiesel per acre, an acre of jatropha produces up to 200 gallons per acre, coconuts produce just under 300 gallons per acre, and palm oil -- currently the best non-algal source -- produces up to 650 gallons of biodiesel per acre. That is to say, algae is 25 times better a source for biodiesel than palm oil, and 300 times better than soy.

Of course there are downsides, one is that it still adds fossil CO2 to the atmosphere albeit used with greater efficiency, and as such it could slow the development of genuine alternatives. The good could become enemy of the best.
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