The wonder of algae fuel

Current bio-engineered strains of algae are capable achieving up to 80% lipid content, and to double their mass in less than 24 hours, with some strains capable of doubling every 8 hours. Production of 50,000 gallons per acre is currently being achieved, with production rates of over 100,000 gallons per acre per year considered to be fully achievable using closed photo bio reactor systems. Algae Production Systems

Plastic bag technology can do this easy, using filtered water and wave action water flow. An acre is a football field, what is the cost of a rain cover for baseball fields? Four dollars a square foot? Bagging up an acre for $200 grand, then yielding a million dollar a year? The bag technology works, the leverage is isolating foreign bacteria, then we get great gains from genetic engineered algae. keeping the bags clean and flushed periodically, maintaining the filtering equipment, managing the water flow and seeding properly. Entire careers, tens of thousands will be needed. An entire industry.