Never mind flying cars in the future, algae fuel might just be the coolest thing. Here’s how the idea is fueling a more protected future for the West Coast:
Western Cape, South Africa (27 July, 2023)—As the pressure on more alternative energy and fuel sources and nature-based solutions cracks down, innovators are looking to the deep blue. The less waste emitted the better, and one idea has ‘algae fuel’ as the star of the show.
Recently, environmental conservation Protect the West Coast filled us in on the start-up using this unique biofuel, sharing how this could be a huge game changer for the West Coast’s future.
SeaH4 has already piqued interest in environmental and international realms for its algae-farmed biofuel sources and net zero CO2 alternative to fossil fuels, coming second in the African Ocean Startup Pitch Competition in 2021.
Co-founder Johannes Bochdalofsky shared with Protect the West Coast’s Steve Pike that beyond cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, SeaH4 hope to create up to 1000 new jobs in Saldanha in the next 4 years.
“Once the test farm is running, we have significant interest from the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), the World Bank, the ADB as well as private capital, both local and more significantly from out of the country,” said Bochdalofsky.
With ideas like this in circulation, the West Coast has greater chances of protection for marine life and its ecosystems, and we think that’s a lot cooler than flying cars!
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