DOE to Accelerate Algae-based Biofuel Development

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To assess the current state of algae technology and determine the next steps toward commercialization of algal biofuel processes, the DOE is developing the National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap, which will be ready for publication in late December.

Reed said major areas in algae that should be focused on are basic algal biology, cultivation and production, integration and scale up, sustainability and economic analysis. “We’ve already gotten started in some areas of economic analyses, as we’re working with NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Sandia National Laboratory to look at the techno-economic modeling—where we are today in terms of what’s technically viable, how much it will cost, what the baseline is…we’re also looking at life-cycle assessments; working internationally with groups in Israel as well as Canada, to look at a number of important issues associated with establishing new algae programs.”

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