EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 18 MIN
Energy from buoyant algae pods - Jonathan Trent
from TED-Ed · host TED-Ed
Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae) and how it might power the future.Talk by Jonathan Trent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae) and how it might power the future.Talk by Jonathan Trent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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