They are doing the algae to fuel thing here in new mexico in Lascruses.
I don't see any reason why they cant scale it up. They take algae grown out side and turn it into fuel.
Its a lot different than taking clean wood chips, turning them into ethanol in a lab and then scratch your head when twigs, bark and some trash shut down your lab conditions only process when you try to scale it up.
They could always turn the wood chips into methanol, its been happening since WWII and the plant is already built (and it works).
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