The Race to Make Fuel Out of Algae Poses Risks as Well as Benefits

The New York Times
By DINA FINE MARON of ClimateWire
Published: July 22, 2010

One day, Big Algae may be competitive with Big Oil, but as researchers search for the ideal oil-producing algae strain to grow in commercial quantities, there are still a host of uncertainties standing in the way.

The first is simply supply. A central question dominating algal biofuel conferences is whether the best oil-producing algae crop will come from strains occurring in nature, or if they will need to be genetically modified to enhance their fuel-producing potential.

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