"Algae are simple aquatic organisms that contain proteins, oils and carbohydrates, which when properly cultivated, can be used to make a variety of products, including renewable biofuels ...

4 In the 2000s and early 2010s, algal biofuels were touted as the fuel of the future; companies even promised to produce “fuel from thin air,” using only water, sunlight and CO 2. Researchers knew ...

Bio or bust? The economic and ecological cost of biofuels. EMBO reports 9, 130-133 (2008) doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.2008.6. Ryan, C. "Cultivating Clean Energy. The Promise of Algae Biofuels." ...

The new plant will use grasses as a feedstock. BP is also actively involved in a number of other biofuel projects including algae diesel and butanol. BP is planning to start biobutanol production ...