By: Brandon Brown

Incredibly Productive◦ Can double in volume overnight (if the conditions

are right) Up to 50% of weight is oil in each cell Can be grown in water and on land other

things cannot

Photobioreactors, Open Ponds, Closed Ponds used to grow algae

Use C02 and sunlight to grow (Photosynthesis)

Filtered out using screening, centrifuges, ect.

Oil is extracted from the biomass and refined into other products such as gasoline, biodiesel, ethanol, and jet fuel

Renewable fuel source High yields Less expensive than regular oil (if done on a

large scale) Reduces amount of CO2 or stops it from

rising◦ Algae may be grown by CO2 from industrial sites

Cleaner burning than traditional fuels Can use and clean waste water