At present, bioethanol production from brown algae is not yet economically-feasible.
Bioethanol production from brown algae is in the early stage of commercialization even though some distinct advances in metabolic engineering have been realized.
Bioethanol derived from brown algae is a drop-in fuel that can be used for existing engines.
Thus, the commercialization of ethanol production from brown algae could become possible once costeffective methods for brown algae cultivation and integrated bioprocessing are developed.
With respect to the practice of brown algae cultivation, it was estimated that more than 60 billion gallons of biofuel from brown algae could be produced across three percent of the world's coastlines.
This would result in the development of cost-effective and large-scale cultivation methods that could be applied in the coastal environment and would certainly meet production goals.