Algae Cultivation Weather and Chemistry Data 2018-2021

DISCOVR consortia data includes annual weather, algae cultivation composition, and pond water chemistry measurements from 2018 to 2021. The data supports the State of Technology analysis for the Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office.

Use Cases

• Analyze pond water chemistry data to model its impact on algae cultivation composition and biomass yield.
• Correlate annual weather data with algae strain resilience metrics to identify optimal outdoor cultivation periods.
• Use algae cultivation composition data to assess year-over-year productivity trends for biofuel feedstock potential.
• Integrate weather and chemistry data to develop crop rotation schedules for year-round algae cultivation.

Strengths

• Multi-year temporal coverage from 2018 to 2021 provides data for longitudinal analysis.
• Data integrates multiple domains including weather, water chemistry, and biological composition.
• Produced by the Department of Energy for the State of Technology analysis, ensuring relevance to bioenergy research.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, limiting preliminary assessment of data structure.
• Geographic scope of the outdoor cultivation ponds is not specified, which may affect generalizability of findings.
• Data collection concluded in 2021, so findings may not reflect current climate or agronomic conditions.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, DISCOVR consortia.

Collection Method

Field experimental data from integrated algae strain screening and outdoor cultivation.

Time Range

2018 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated in June 2023, but underlying data covers 2018-2021.