Ok, this is where I need some input… Because I never heard of this before.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html
Two points in this article jump out at me… Would be nice if it’s true.
[i]”By going vertical, you can get a lot more surface area to expose cells to the sunlight. It keeps the algae hanging in the sunlight just long enough to pick up the solar energy they need to produce, to go through photosynthesis,” he said.
Kertz said he can produce about 100,000 gallons of algae oil a year per acre, compared to about 30 gallons per acre from corn; 50 gallons from soybeans.[/i]
and
[i]Locating algae processing plants intelligently can add to their efficiency. Locating algae facilities next to carbon producing power plants, or manufacturing plants, for instance, the plants could sequester the C02 they create and use those emissions to help grow the algae, which need the C02 for photosynthesis.[/i]
But they are talking that algie is 50 percent oil… Does this produce the same polution as fossil fules?
Look out, here come the tree huggers.
Chuckle, too easy.
Dan