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About the Course

This course was produced by the Algae Technology Educational Consortium and UC San Diego with funding from the Algae Foundation, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Algae are an extremely diverse group of organisms that can be found in almost every ecosystem on the planet, and they play an essential role for life on earth. They are little bio-factories that use the process of photosynthesis to create chemical compounds that we can utilize for food, feed, medicine, and even energy. We’ve brought together some of foremost algae experts from industry and academia to teach you the fundamentals of algae. This course will cover what algae are, why they are important, and why we are interested in them for both their environmental benefit, as well as their use for products. You will also explore the vast diversity of algae including the characteristics and applications of some of the main types of algae that are in commercial use today. Later you will learn about algal ecology and how interactions with environment, including pests and predators, affect algal productivity. And finally you will examine the processes of algae bio-manufacturing including production processes, as well as some of the products, benefits, and challenges that impact our ability to make commercially viable products from algae....

Top reviews

MK

Feb 28, 2021

this is cool, i wish could open an edible macroalgae oil extraction factory as my vision is to open a strat-up, thank you coursera and all the instructor for brought the course for free.

PG

Apr 16, 2020

Very interesting and inspiring course! So cool to learn about the history and great diversity of algae, as well as the potential uses of algae in renewable energy and for sustainable materials.

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By KERVIN B M

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Nov 12, 2020

Thank you so much

By akshaya

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Jul 5, 2020

very useful to me

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Jul 5, 2020

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Nov 1, 2025

Excellent course

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Oct 2, 2020

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Jul 4, 2020

Excellent course

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Jun 22, 2020

excellent course

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Sep 15, 2020

Very useful! ❤️

By Ahmed A M

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Jan 31, 2022

it was amazing

By MARIA T P S C

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Mar 27, 2022

Great course!

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Nov 5, 2020

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May 22, 2020

So Amazing!!!

By M-R R

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Aug 5, 2025

informative

By Mamta R

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Apr 17, 2019

very useful

By Caroline T V

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Dec 1, 2020

Buen curso

By Deyvid W S O

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Oct 1, 2020

I love it!

By Mahboob I

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Dec 16, 2019

excellence

By Johanna S

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Jun 30, 2022

EXcelente

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Dec 9, 2020

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Sep 14, 2020

I loved!!

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Jul 16, 2020

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May 19, 2020

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Apr 18, 2020

Excelent!

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Oct 6, 2022

Perfect

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Nov 5, 2018

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