He estimates
algae has an «oil -
per - acre production rate 100 - 300 times the amount of soybeans, and offers the highest yield feedstock for
biodiesel and the most promising source for mass
biodiesel production to replace transportation fuel in the United States.»
Ponds don't work for this, you have to grow 24 × 7 to keep up with volume, Phoenix, AZ, produces 10M - gallons / day that is 41.5M - pounds of
algae food to extract by tomorrow and worth about $ 8.3 M / day if you had to buy it at $ 400 / ton, this produces about 3M - gallons / day of
biodiesel or 7.5 L / 2gal
per day
per person, nearby SuperBowl Glendale produces the same amount.