ALGAE -- THE HOLY GRAIL OF BIOFUEL?
BackAlgae to be Refined Into Cost-Effective, Non-Polluting Biodiesel
Can algae -- the green slime that forms on the top of stagnant pools -- reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be the source of a new renewable bio-fuel? The Holy Grail in the renewable energy sector has been to create a clean, green process which uses only light, water and air to create fuel.
Vertigro Energy is a joint venture between Global Green Solutions and Valcent Products. Vertigro's algae-to-biofuel technology mass produces algae and extracts algae oil. This oil can be refined into a cost-effective, non-polluting diesel biofuel. The algae derived fuel will be an energy efficient replacement for fossil fuels and can be used in any diesel powered vehicle or machinery. In addition, 90% by weight of the algae is captured carbon dioxide, which is "sequestered" by this process, contributing significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The Vertigro technology was developed in response to a huge unsatisfied demand for vegetable oil feedstock by biodiesel refiners and marketers. Biodiesel, in 2000, was the only alternative fuel in the United States to have successfully completed the Environmental Protection Agency required Tier I and Tier II health effects testing under the Clean Air Act. A U.S. Department of Energy study has shown that the production and use of biodiesel, compared to petroleum diesel, resulted in a 78.5% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
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Uploaded: February 20, 2008 at 3:38 pm
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Video Comments:
jotunobsidianeyes (October 11, 2008 at 7:05 pm)
Yes it does look like that!
searay230 (November 25, 2008 at 12:35 pm)
maybe the devolopment but, the production i dont think...a green house + plastic bags + water + algae = not a lot. the question is how much water is needed to produce pure bio diesel?
alwcurlz (November 29, 2008 at 8:08 pm)
For one thing, we are not running out of water. Unless we're pumping it into outer space. We have an eco system God made, and it's functioning very well. Remember, we do have oceans. :P
searay230 (November 30, 2008 at 5:14 pm)
thats not a problem and i agree, but what if they can only use 1/10 of the bio disel in its basic state. they say that green house plants can produce about 20 000 gallons/H/year. but what if only 2000 gallons can be used of the original 20 000? i am not sure, just guessing
pinkpenguinpoopoo (November 30, 2008 at 9:54 pm)
He didnt say they were running out of water. He said that in an open pond algae farm the water evaporates out of the pond, so they have to put more water back in. The evaporated water will rain back down somewhere else but it's time consuming to refill the pond.
alwcurlz (November 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm)
Wind generators are NOT cheap either.
cokie58 (August 17, 2008 at 8:21 pm)
Of all the alternate energy proposals, I find this approach the most promising. But with that said, I don't want the government going anywhere near it. Let the free market decide if it's viable. I wish them all the best of luck and I hope they get so freaking rich that the Dimwittedcrats demonize them(a sure sign of market success). Also, isn't it about time we cut off the ethanol welfare queens?
alwcurlz (November 29, 2008 at 8:12 pm)
You just wait and watch. Soon as something like this takes off, like browns gas, they will charge toll on all roads to compensate for the lack of tax money. If that isn't enough, they'll try charging per gallon rates and privatizing the water resources like other countries such as Bolivia do.
VESTIMAFIA (August 4, 2008 at 11:46 am)
.Chimp? he LOVES the cock.
Did anyone else think the biorector looks like lots of pop-ice wrappers connected together? haha.