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Scientists Manufacture Biofuel from Algae in Minutes
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Interesting...But I wonder how much it costs to farm the algae?
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/18/Scientists-Manufacture-Crude-Oil-The-End-of-Peak-Oil
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Re: Scientists Manufacture Biofuel from Algae in Minutes
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Sounds interesting. I have to fight algae in my aquarium tank. They grow very quickly and easily under the right conditions.
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I get a feeling it can be scaled exponentially, since they say the process is continuous. IIRC algae need sunlight, maybe carbs and I wonder if they also consume CO2. If so that's awesome and makes it a hugely important discovery.
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There are a few pilot plants using variations of this technology. One in Arizona was producing algae at higher than expected levels, but they were having difficulty in harvesting the algae in a continuous process.
It is very promising though.
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That would be pretty glorious actually. Probably particularly useful in China / India.
Chews up CO2, turn into biodiesel. Totally renewable. Win win win.
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