NASA recently showcased the latest research on a method to grow algae, clean wastewater, capture carbon dioxide and ultimately produce feedstock for refining biofuels without competing with agriculture for water, fertilizer, or land.
The unique floating algae cultivation system, called Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae (OMEGA), managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., will be available to transfer to the commercial sector in May 2012, according to the NASA website.
Project scientist Jonathan Trent was quoted in the Bay City News as saying that the main motivation for the OMEGA project is to rapidly develop a feasible alternative to fossil
