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The best medicine to rescue the ailing economy may be the same thing to avoid having in a home: algae. After decades of research, much of it funded by the United States Aquatic Species Program, algae bio-diesel production is only two to three years away from entering our energy supply in a meaningful and profitable way, according to Solazyme, Inc.

Algae Leads Green Energy Alternatives

Algae bio-diesel production is the holy grail of alternative energy in liquid fuels. Solar cells are not going to power a transportation for carrying people away on vacation or to a business meeting. Algae bio-diesel already has powered vehicles. A portion of the mandated change to bio-fuels such as the B50 requirement, where 50% of the fuel must come from renewable resources, will be fed by algae once the commercialization challenges are overcome.

All of the other popular feedstocks such as corn, soy, jatropha, rape seed, palm oil, and casava are far behind algae in how efficiently they produce bio-diesel. Algae does not require thousands of acres for producing large quantities of fuel. In one acre, highly productive algae will yield as much as 1850 gallons of oil, while most crops produce well below palm oil at 650 gallons.