U-M ecologist Bradley Cardinale and his colleagues found that growing multiple algal species when growing algae for biofuel, will reduce chance for crop failure, and can improve effciency, as an alternative for fossil fuels. If species diversity of algae increases efficiency while also reducing the chance of a crash, then it reduces costs as well, so this is good for large companies, looking to decrease costs, and better for our rapidly depleating fossil fuel reserve, and reduces the emissions into the atmosphere. A number of hurdles must be overcome to make industrial-scale production of algal biocrude oil feasible, though, and to make it economically competitive with fossil fuel-based crude oil. When grown in large outdoor ponds, algae suffer from crop instabilities due to variations in sunlight and temperature, as well as disturbances from pests, diseases and other unwanted invaders.
While it may not be tomorrow, algae based biofules are becoming a more logical and possible fuel source that is better for the environment.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109092557.htm
While it may not be tomorrow, algae based biofules are becoming a more logical and possible fuel source that is better for the environment.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109092557.htm