Cost

The relative cost of algae based diesel compared with that of diesel from other sources will be key for algae’s success. On this page we will try to collect and synthesise available information regarding the cost of producing diesel from algae. You are welcome to participate by adding links or further details in the comments section. As far as possible, please provide links to the sources you use.

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  1. Mr Andersson says:
    August 17, 2009 at 11:25 am

    Hi guys.

    Can’t wait to see what you find out on algae fuel production costs. I read somewhere that the cost of producing algae fuel is about five times higher than petroleum based fuel. That sounds much but one should take into consideration that petroleum will become more expensive in the future, and more importantly, technological development will make algae based fuels much cheaper to produce.