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[0] Algae [1] 8,000-10,000 for algal mass; 16,000 for algal oil and lipids [2] Estimates not available for biopower [3] Cultivation strategies can minimize or avoid competition with arable land and nutrients used for conventional agriculture Can use waste water, produced water, and saline water, reducing competition for limited freshwater supplies Can recycle carbon from CO2-rich flue emissions from stationary sources including power plants and other industrial emitters [5] Considered a third-generation bioenergy source Mainly considered for biofuel purposes; however, some scientists are studying its biopower potential, both directly or via methane productiond [4] 
Relatively little R&D investment regarding feedstock, biopower conversion, and infrastructure
Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower in the United States
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