Shrimp Farm to Now Produce Algae for Biofuel
A shrimp farm in Gila Bend has been converted to produce algae for conversion into biofuel.
The project is not controlled by an army of scientists or funded with millions of dollars worth of government research grants – it’s a desert shrimp farm that is changing with the times to produce biodiesel from algae, using some of the same algae that feed the shrimp.
“Shrimp farmers don’t raise shrimp, they raise algae,” said Gary Wood, owner of Desert Sweet Shrimp, which is transitioning to a new name, Desert Sweet Biofuels, with its new focus.
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With biodiesel prices at $4.81 a gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Wood hopes to produce it for less than $3 a gallon.
He said his farm has the potential to produce 5,000 gallons of biofuel per acre in two years, and he expects the first gallons of biofuel to be ready in three to four months.
Lets hope that wood will be able to produce it for under $3/gallon. If that is possible, we may just just be able to break foreign oils hold on our society.
