GreenBiz: The algae farmer

With an alternative and renewable energy industry poised to take off in Virginia, there are plenty of start-ups and entrepreneurs looking to cash in. In a new feature for BizSense, we will take a look at those Virginians who are putting a stake into the emerging green energy sector.

In Prince George County, in a town called Spring Grove, Jes Sprouse is one of those looking to build a business around a green idea — literally.

Sprouse has developed a patent-pending process to convert algae into fuel. He is just one player in a nationwide race to create a viable biofuel from algae. Read more