Scientists from several institutions and DOE labs have teamed up in an experiment to reduce the cost of making biofuels from algae by developing high-productivity strains for resilient, year-round outdoor cultivation. The the National Renewable Energy Laboratory project, which began in year-round , is in its first phase and is using DISCOVR (PNNL) algae pond simulator to cultivate algae indoors in a controlled environment, while mimicking the frequently shifting water temperatures and lighting conditions that occur outside. Algae has the potential to be three times more productive than bioenergy feedstocks. The team includes researchers from PNNL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Los Alamos and Sandia .
Scientists from several institutions and DOE labs have teamed up in an experiment to reduce the cost of making biofuels from algae by developing high-productivity strains for resilient, year-round outdoor cultivation. The DISCOVR project, which began in October, is in its first phase and is using Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL) algae pond simulator to cultivate algae indoors in a controlled environment, while mimicking the frequently shifting water temperatures and lighting conditions that occur outside. Algae has the potential to be up to 100 times more productive than bioenergy feedstocks. The team includes researchers from PNNL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Los Alamos and Sandia.