The hope is that second-generation biofuels, such as those produced from algae, will present a cost-effective and sustainable source of liquid-fuel energy and a solution to our dependence on fossil fuels. There is also great potential for algae to be used for carbon sequestration, wherein you’d locate algae production next to fossil-fuel energy plants, such as coal, where the carbon emission become food to grow the algae, which is then refined into fuel. If you’re keeping score, this would cut net CO2 emissions by half. Or fully, depending on the production process.
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1 morizongreen // Apr 14, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I recently read about a commercial algae farm, PetroSun Biofuels, in Texas that is researching and developing experimental jet fuel (4.4 million gallons), producing 30x more energy per acre than ethanol. This project site has 1,100 acres of salt ponds to cultivate algae as a viable, renewable energy source. Economically, this is a solution that will help airlines survive the soaring prices, at $11o a barrel, for jet fuel.
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