A MOPS Algae Growth Unit is a specialized, clear, plastic tank designed expressly for accelerated production of algae in a closed cultivation system.   The AGU's are the core, functional component of a completed MOPS.  With recommended spacing of one AGU for every 8 square feet, a complete MOPS  has about 5,450 AGU's per acre.  To complete the MOPS, the AGU's are housed in a specially designed, greenhouse-like housing and connected together for mass production and control. 

Estimated production rates and financial returns for the MOPS, compared to an open pond, are listed below.

  Open Pond        MOPS

     Biomass Production:   60,000 lbs/acre/yr      600,000 lbs/acre/yr.

   Algae Oil Production:    2,000 gal/acre/yr                20,000 gal/acre/yr.

   Installation Cost: $75,000/acre        $350,000/acre

     Operating Cost:      $1,681/acre/yr.    $28,810/acre/yr.

  Operating Cash Flow:       $7,962/acre/yr.                   $67,624/acre/yr.

  Return on Assets:       10.6% per yr.                        19.0% per yr.

  Return on Equity:         21% per yr.   108% per yr.

Please contact Jonathan Gal at jlglex99@gmail.com for more information.

Each Acre of MOPS Produces 1.4 Barrels of Oil per Day