Now that is the sort of innovation we need.
To grow vegetable 12 months of the year in the Ord region, they would probably need to be under cover.
Direct flight on a daily base into Asia.
Large water supply, and close to Asia and beyond.

579, Long term are you really serious ?
Flying food anywhere will be the height of foolishness.

Ye gods, we will have trouble moving food by truck !

Av gas will be replaceable by growing algae within 12 months. Restricted use for a start.
50-50 mix , and available to those that have invested in the innovation.
The Chinese will have the push to utilize the ord river scheeme.

I have only read one recent article that explored the possibilities.
To sum it up, it might be possible using continuous production in a
plant with algae in pipes exposed to light. It would need to be artificial light,
of a particular spectrum, I forget which.
It was thought that such a plant would be possible but might have a
very low ERoEI.

As far as biofuels were concerned they were not practical because of
the amount of land needed and the ethics of starving the poor so the
rich could fly.

I cannot remember where I read about it and I could not find it on
the Energy Bulletin but it could be on The Oil Drum.

It does seem to me to be a grasp of straws.
No pun intended.