... In 2008, the world approximately used "11,295 tons of oil equivalents" (Brennan 2010). The consumption of energy accounted for 88% of fossil fuels, including 35% oil, 29% coal and 24% natural gas. Fossil fuels were reported to contribute the most greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, with approximately 29 Gtonnes of CO2 in 2006 (Brennan 2010). The threat of global climate ... changes and future energy cost and efficiency provide strong incentives to generate energy and fuels from biomass, a renewable material. Biomass feedstocks refer to a wide ... constrain the best growth of microalgae...

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