In Germany, SSC has established a pilot plant for microalgae production in Hamburg-Reitbrook, and the Universities of Bremen and Anhalt have established an algae fuel research association. The SSC TERM plant in Hamburg utilizes CO2 from a nearby power plant and what the company is calling a new type of open-air photobioreactor. The company has set a goal of harvesting 100 tons of microalgae per hectare, and said they need to significantly reduce energy inputs and increase the surface-volume ratio of algae in order to be commercially viable.

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