Decarbonization Avenue Biofuels Startup Snapshot @ CLIMAX

Marine BioEnergy

Decarbonization Avenue

Biofuels

Product

Ocean-grown giant kelp as biofuel feedstock

Help seaweed move up and down in the water with the help of drones to optimise access to sunlight and nutrients in the open ocean.

Value

Highlights

  • Kelp is relatively easy to process into drop-in fuels because it has no lignin and little cellulose

  • Kelp grows round the year if nutrients are available


Keywords

  • Growing kelp on farms in the open ocean

Technology/Process

  • Drone technology

    • Team

    Cindy Wilcox

    LinkedIn


    Country

    United States

    Website

    Marine BioEnergy

    Video

    Turning Kelp into fuel with Marine BioEnergy

    USC Wrigley Institute Kelp biofuel project


    More about Marine BioEnergy from the web

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