Algae biofuels are often considered one of those technologies --- like hydrogen fuel cells --- that are always "ten years away." Well, one company says it might have just cracked the code and could be supplying lots of algae jet fuel and diesel in the coming years.
In the race for algae biofuel commercialization, people usually compare open ponds with photobioreactors. Solazyme, however, bypasses photosynthesis (and conventional wisdom) by growing algae in dark fermentation tanks.
Grow algae in dark tanks?! Isn't that like putting solar panels on the dark side of the moon?!
To read the full, original article click on this link: From Hype to Reality – Not All Algae Are Created Equally : Greentech Media
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