Professor Rod Scott from the University of Bath discusses the potential for growing microalgae to create biofuels. He starts by putting into perspective the immense scale of the problem with regards to decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels. He then goes onto discuss various processes for converting algae into useful transport fuel and the problems associated. Finally he discusses his work using large scale bioreactors and open pond systems to grow algae.
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