Don’t Dig for Oil — Grow It! 10 U.S. Companies Developing Algae Biofeuel Need Your Help

By Susan Seliger

There’s nothing nicer — in life as in geometry proofs — than the simple, elegant solution. Why dig for oil when you can just grow it? Maybe not tomorrow — but just around the corner, there’s an exciting new green fuel source — algae biofuel.

In this video by Ecopolis, the award winning science show on The Science Channel, you’ll meet Valcent Products’ Glen Kertz explaining what part algae biofuel could play in our energy future.

Here are 10 companies that are doing more than talking about turning pond scum into fuel — they are small companies actually doing it. Maybe this is where you should put your retirement savings instead of that dwindling 401K.  (For more on these companies and a peek at five more, see this post from Earth2Tech on 15 algae fuel startups:

Aurora Biofuels
Bionavitas
Blue Marble Energy
GreenFuel Technologies
Inventure Chemical
Live Fuels
Petro Sun
Solazyme
Solena
Solix Biofuels

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