Algae farm someday could produce biodiesel of choice

Orlando Sentinal (Florida)
Ludmilla Lelis Sentinel Staff Writer
July 29, 2008

Algae are not something most people want to grow, especially not in their ponds or lakes.But a Brevard-based company wants its algae to grow. And flourish. And get so fat that the tiny green cells can be harvested for fuel.

PetroAlgae of Melbourne thinks that algae can provide the fuel of tomorrow.

"We are farming oil, and we are very proud of our American oil farm," said Fred Tennant, PetroAlgae vice president of business development.

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