The MARINER Program: Scaling Off-Shore Cultivation of Macroalgae
Abstract:
Current global seaweed production is nearly 30 million wet metric tons... more than 1/2 of global aquaculture production. However, production is labor intensive and geographically limited to near shore, protected ocean environments.
Current state of technology will never scale to meet ENERGY and CO2 Capture demands!
Article Source:
ARPA-E Program Director
Category:
Engineering
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