NYT Green Inc: Does Algae Plus Wind Power Equal Biofuel?

By John Lorinc

While North America’s nascent offshore wind turbine industry is scarcely out of diapers, a Danish renewable energy development agency is convening a gathering of international scientists this spring to figure out whether aging turbines in the Baltic Sea can be pressed into service to grow algae for use as a biofuel feedstock.

Organized by Baltic Sea Solutions, the workshop will take place April 20-22, 2009, on Lolland, a sleepy Danish island that has set itself up as a host for numerous renewable energy pilot projects. It is also home to Vindeby, the world’s first offshore wind farm, an 11-eleven turbine facility that went into service in 1990.

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This post was written by Anders Riel Muller on February 23, 2009