Algae for future Bio Fuel?

[4tuneit1]

http://www.valcent.net/i/misc/Vertigro/index.html

 

[Lester Green]

i didn't watch the video but am I correct in assuming that Algae has more BTU's per whatever they measure than veg oil?

 

[Mike T]

old story....but yeah....anything thats green and plentiful is subject to test to create fuel

 

[boney]

Sign me up!

I just put $168 of diesel into my truck. Anything that's better for the environment and cheaper is good enough for me.

 

[250mL]

i didn't watch the video but am I correct in assuming that Algae has more BTU's per whatever they measure than veg oil?

It's not about the energy content of the oil. The interest in algae farming is all about producing the greatest amount of oil, WITHOUT using productive, fertile agricultural land that could be producing food crops.

The guy is pretty much on target with the scale of oil production (theoretical) when talking about an algae farm versus a typical row crop (corn, soy, etc.). I think his statements of selecting algea strains for differing fuel types is a little ambitious. The foremost issue with algea based fuels right now is the cultivation of high oil (lipid) strains, and more importantly, the extraction of this oil.

Once the oil is extracted, there are proven means of turning the oil into biodiesel fuel.

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3867200&postcount=104

You can park these algea farms in the middle of the desert as they have plenty of sun and non-arable land, or park them next to a coal fired facilty and use them as exhaust stream scrubber.

 

[Lester Green]

It's not about the energy content of the oil. The interest in algae farming is all about producing the greatest amount of oil, WITHOUT using productive, fertile agricultural land that could be producing food crops.

The guy is pretty much on target with the scale of oil production (theoretical) when talking about an algae farm versus a typical row crop (corn, soy, etc.). I think his statements of selecting algea strains for differing fuel types is a little ambitious. The foremost issue with algea based fuels right now is the cultivation of high oil (lipid) strains, and more importantly, the extraction of this oil.

Once the oil is extracted, there are proven means of turning the oil into biodiesel fuel.

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3867200&postcount=104

You can park these algea farms in the middle of the desert as they have plenty of sun and non-arable land, or park them next to a coal fired facilty and use them as exhaust stream scrubber.

thanks for your input awesome explanation for the layman like me.

 

[Silence]

You can park these algea farms in the middle of the desert as they have plenty of sun and non-arable land, or park them next to a coal fired facilty and use them as exhaust stream scrubber.

In the future, algae and kelp farms will also help to feed the hungry as well.

 

[Valgar]

In the future, algae and kelp farms will also help to feed the hungry as well.

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[n10sive]

In the future, algae and kelp farms will also help to feed the hungry as well.

 

[Ratters]

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Ha, great movie.

 

[n10sive]

Ha, great movie.

oh man...and Jenny Agutter....