Experts: Algae fuels could become available in 15 years

The Arizona climate is ideal for farming algae – a potential resource in producing renewable fuels. While commercial-scale algae production could become viable within five years to 10 years, Bruce Rittman, director of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at ASU, says that the infrastructure needed for such an operation is about 15 years to 20 years away.

Rittman added that once the nation is ready for algae as biofuel, Arizona is positioned well to reap the benefits.