Florida ‘Best Site’ for Algae Cultivation

December 03, 2018

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(Biofuels International) New research has evaluated a number of specific regions across the United States and concluded Florida is the best for algae production.

According to a statement, the 19 month long study involving scientists from NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Arizona State University (ASU) concluded that Florida’s humidity and lack of dramatic swings between hot and cold made it the best site for cultivating algae.

The researchers claim their findings could prove useful as the algae industry moves forward. Recent years have seen a great deal of research into the potential of algae as a feedstock for biofuel production, but one of the biggest obstacles has been cultivating algae on a sufficient scale.

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As well as highlighting Florida as the prime location to cultivate algae, the authors hope their research will others to make predictions on possible sites and to develop crop protection strategies.

The study has been published in Nature Scientific Data. READ MORE

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