Biofuels made from algae can be produced in a way that make this energy source cost-competitive with crude oil by increasing the amount of energy algae stores as fat, according to early research from VG Energy, an alternative energy and agricultural biotech company.

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Matt Hastings, the energy manager, said it was necessary because the cost of energy was increasing.

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These examples are instructive to other communities facing the same issues of growing population, shrinking water supply and increasing energy cost.

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The Government has come under increasing pressure from trade unions and Labour backbenchers to help poorer families deal with the rising cost of energy via a one-off tax on the profits of utility companies.

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