We need to instead focus on altering our way of life, if we are to continue, post oil

See article

http://www.energy-measures.com/articles/building_resilience.php

Check out the pictures.

http://www.ecogenicsresearchcenter.org/biodiesel.htm

If anyone knows where to buy oil producing algae, these guys would probably be the guys to ask.

Does anyone know where I can buy algae oil to use it for experiments?

Thanks

To answer your question, that “photo” is an illustration. No such facility exists anywhere.

I’d suggest anyone excited by this subject test all the claims made by the companies hyping this technology.

As to the claims about “genetically modified algae”, the only way to keep any system using any specific type of algae, let alone a GMO, as a mono-culture is to use an enclosed photobioreactor. Fact is, nobody is seriously proposing to use a photobioreactor because the capital and maintenance expenses do not justify the cost.

So the more likely solution is an open pond or a “race track design” as is illustrated in the photo above. Both of these are subject to invasion by different species, so GMO or otherwise, there’s no way to guarantee that what you’re growing is a high-oil producing strain. Also, the growth rates for an open system will be much lower because algae have a cycle of growth that is enhanced by being exposed to light and then shadow. A bubbling bioreactor allows you to design that in, but open ponds or race tracks don’t mix much without energy input.

Be wary of every claim made by algae biofuel hypers. You’ll find a lot of blog articles and even some news articles on the subject. But nowhere will you find an operational system and nowhere will you find cost figures. But if you’re excited about this, start by reading the final report of the aquatic species program and go from there. It’s easy enough to find that I won’t link to it as a test for how interested you actually are…