May 23rd, 2010 . . . . . .
Categorized under: Alternative Energy

Best Alternative Energy Source – Biofuel from Algae







www.livinggreenchannel.com Algae is the fastest growing plant life, and as an organism it converts sunlight into oil, scientists theorize that Algal biofuel can produce a whopping 30 times more energy per acre than any other biofuel option. The US Department of Energy has estimated that if Algal Biofuel replaced all conventional fuel in the country, it would require 15000 square miles of land to harvest the algae... which is roughly one seventh of the area that is used to harvest corn in the US every year. And a diverse group of byproducts, such as neutraceuticals and feedstocks for producing plastics, can be created in algal biofuel operations, making the production more cost effective. But before we start celebrating the great biofuel solution we've been looking for, there are a few problems... the biomass for producing a significant amount of algal biofuel just doesn't exist yet. The algae has to be grown from scratch and harvesting it is very expensive at this point in time. The potential of Algal Biofuel is staggering... but the problem is that, as of now, it's all just potential. It might be years before the technology catches up to make producing algal biofuel on a large scale possible... but when that time comes, we might be able to finally celebrate a more efficient, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy source. For more information on this exciting and developing technology, check out AlgalBioMass.Org. I'm Elizabeth Chambers. Check back here for more ...

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Comments

  1. Hydrogen fuel once it becomes cheaper to produce will have a far greater energy density than that of alge biofuels. This certainly is a good start though!


    GaunletofDestruction
    May 23rd, 2010

  2. I just don’t understand all that is being said here – but whatever she is selling – I’m all for it.


    plainasdayable
    May 23rd, 2010

  3. love the babe.


    SBuzdy
    May 23rd, 2010

  4. Who do you work for? The idea is already here with no down sides. Please!


    DanieljDixon
    May 23rd, 2010

  5. It can be done in less then 3 years and whats best about Algae for Fuel, it can be grown in tubes in desert land and not displace any present Food grown.


    ubuibiok
    May 23rd, 2010

  6. This is the future, if those figures are accurate. No more wasting farmland to grow biofuel crops, these can be set up in unfarmable coastal desert since they can grow in salt water.

    This technology should be given priority over farming rapeseed and corn crops for energy.


    schizophrenic123
    May 23rd, 2010

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