TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The predetermined fluid flow rate is one gallon per minute. The growth medium and algal strain are provided to many substantially vertically-oriented bioreactors. The process further comprises: pre-incubating the algal strain in an incubation tank (10) illuminated by a second artificial light source, where nutrients are continuously provided to the incubation tank and the algal strain is continuously withdrawn from the incubation tank at the predetermined fluid flow rate; continuously providing the algal strain withdrawn from the incubation tank to a carbonation tank (16), continuously providing carbon dioxide to the carbonation tank, continuously withdrawing the growth medium and the algal strain from the carbonation tank and providing the growth medium and the algal strain to the bioreactor, where all of the streams are provided and withdrawn at the predetermined fluid flow rate; and adjusting the pH of the growth medium prior to providing the growth medium to the bioreactor to a value suitable for growth of the algal strain. The process comprises: pre-incubating the algal strain in an incubation tank; continuously providing nutrients to the incubation tank; continuously withdrawing a portion of the nutrients and algal strain from the incubation tank at the predetermined fluid flow rate; continuously providing the withdrawn portion of the nutrients and algal strain to a carbonation tank at the predetermined fluid flow rate and providing carbon dioxide to the carbonation tank to form a growth medium; and the steps (a)-(c) as above per se. Preferred Components: The first and second artificial light source comprises a blue light at wavelength of 420-450 (preferably 435) nanometers and a red light at a wavelength of 640-680 (preferably 658) nanometers. The first artificial light source has an illuminance of 2500-10000 (preferably 8000) lux. The second artificial light source has an illuminance of 2500-10000 (preferably 3000) lux. Preferred Components: In the system, each of many bioreactors comprises an artificial light source comprising a blue light at a wavelength of 435 nanometers and a red light at a wavelength of 658 nanometers and the artificial light source has an illuminance of 8000 lux. EXAMPLE - None given.