The use of Algae to produce bio fuel is an emerging technology with a long way to go. But a company in California is confident it can produce a billion gallons.Checkbiotech.org reports:
"If all goes as planned, [Sapphire Energy] says, it will be in the position to supply one million gallons of biofuel annually by 2011, 100 million gallons annually by 2018 and one billion gallons each year by 2025.
'Fuel from algae is not just a laboratory experiment or something to speculate on for years to come,' Dr Brian Goodall, a Sapphire vice president, told the New York Times. 'We’ve worked tirelessly, and the technology is ready now.'
Two airlines have already made test flights using Sapphire’s algal fuel. In January, Continental airlines flew a 737-800 for two hours using a blend of 50-percent biofuel in one engine. The flight included a full-power takeoff and climb, cruise at 37,000 feet, descent, approach and landing and was considered a success. The second test took place on a Japan Airlines 747 powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, with a biofuel blend of camelina, jatropha, and algae." See full article.
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