Photosynthetic organisms include plants, algae and some photosynthetic bacteria. Photosynthesis is the key to making solar energy available in useable forms for all organic life in our environment. These organisms use energy from the sun to combine water with carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to create biomass. While other elements of the Bio fuels Program have focused on terrestrial as sources of fuels, Fuel: Bio is looking at photosynthetic organisms that grow in aquatic environments. These include macro algae, microalgae and emergents. Microalgae are, as the name suggests, microscopic photosynthetic organisms. These organisms are found in both marine and freshwater environments. Microalgae generally produce more of the right kinds of natural oils needed for biodiesel.

(US Department of Energy, A Look Back at the US Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program- Biodiesel From Algae, 1998 )

Fuel: Bio is excited about the innovative possibilities that Algae based natural oil offers the Biodiesel industry. Fuel: Bio believes that aquatically harvested alga is the urban solution to the agro-energy business. Major urban regional communities lack the space necessary for traditional farms, but Fuel: Bio's solution is limitless. Fuel: Bio envisions its production facility to recapture the Sun's energy by extracting the potential of Algae. Fuel: Bio will utilize large scale algae tubes that will both be a source of feedstock, and will reduce our Carbon emissions.