The US may continue to pursue algae biofuel in one form of another, though the cultivation demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was a flop (cropped, courtesy of Sandia National Laboratory).
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To the surprise of no-one, US President Donald Trump’s much-hyped algae biofuel demonstration project has ended in failure. The once-promising experiment, which launched at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC earlier this month, is now hidden from public view behind a tarp-covered chain link fence. Still, the algae biofuel industry persists, if not in the US then elsewhere around the world.
The Short Life And Death Of The Great US Algae Biofuel Experiment
For those of you new to the topic, researchers have spent years exploring the fuel-producing capabilities of water dwelling microalgae. The tiny organisms are rich in oil, they reproduce rapidly, and they can be cultivated in human-made infrastructure instead of taking up valuable farmland (see more algae energy background here).
