Online posting of an article (by David Lefebvre) about this very promising route on biofuels.
Selected pieces:
- a hectare of algae could produce 30 to 120 times more oil than a hectare of rapeseed or sunflower.
- (The) technique makes it possible, in sunny weather, to recycle up to 82% of the CO2 contained in the smoke from the power plants.
- Regarding production costs, the Americans are announcing profitability from a barrel price of 19 to 57 dollars. Individual algae solar panels are also being explored for farmers.
More:
- Read the article on biofuel algae
- Oleaginous algae
- Artificial oil works by fermentation of Laigret
- Discussion on microalgae energy