Algae Fuel may end the Oil Age!This page will keep you up to date on the latest research into making algae fuel as it develops. There is active research to reduce both capital and operating costs of production so that it is commercially viable. With the record oil price increases since 2003, competing demands between foods and other biofuel sources and the world food crisis, there is much interest in algaculture (farming algae) for making vegetable oil, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogasoline, and other biofuels. The production of biofuels to replace oil and natural gas is in active development, focusing on the use of cheap organic matter (usually cellulose, agricultural and sewage waste) in the efficient production of liquid and gas biofuels which yield high net energy gain. One advantage of many biofuels over most other fuel types is that they are biodegradable, and so relatively harmless to the environment if spilled. The United States Department of Energy estimates that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require 15,000 square miles (40,000 square kilometers), which is a few thousand square miles larger than Maryland, or 1.3 Belgiums. This is less than 1/7th the area of corn harvested in the United States in 2000. Algae Fuel Video Player:The top Algae fuel videos are loaded into the Player. Use controls on the side and bottom of the Player to view all videos.Latest Algae Fuel News...
|
