Algae = Oil
posted by Noah at 4:54 PM
Ode Magazine's issue 39 has a fascinating article on the potential of algae as a source of biofuel:Using algae for rather than soybeans or other crops means that millions of acres of farmland will not be taken out of production for food and fibre. According to the U.S. Department of Energy’Äôs National Renewable Energy Laboratory, enough algae-based biodiesel can be produced each year to power the current U.S. fleet of vehicles (140 billion gallons or 550 billion litres) using a mere 9.5 million acres [3.8 million hectares] of cultivation space. That may sound like a lot of real estate, but it’Äôs a tiny fraction of the 3 billion acres of farmland needed to produce the same amount of oil from soybeans.Read the entire article here.
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Thanks for the article update. I co-ordinate Oilgae, a site that explores the use of algae as feedstock for biodiesel. It is indeed heartening to note a good amount of awareness being created about this attractive feedstock. Well, truth be told, the jury is still out on whether algae will be the future, but for the moment, they certainly appear to have potential.
Narsi from Oilgae - Oil from Algae
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