Here are my top five innovations to look for in algae-based biofuels in the New Year:
—The first synthetic algal genome.
—The first significant scale-up of algae biofuel production.
—The first clinical trial of an algae-based therapeutic.
—The introduction of several new algae-based nutraceuticals.
—Oil to top $120 a barrel, and with that a much broader realization that we really are running out of the good stuff.
[Editor’s note: This is part of a series of posts from Xconomists and other technology leaders from around the country who are weighing in with their thoughts on the leading developments or surprises in the past year or things to watch in the coming year.]
