Comments on: Algae-To-Biofuel Technology Developed By High Schoolers http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: VR Ganni http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-412861 VR Ganni Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:42:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/#comment-412861 Please give us some tips to produce biodsiesel from marine algae. We want to know a cost effective system. Please give us some tips to produce biodsiesel from marine algae. We want to know a cost effective system.

]]> By: Irving Backman http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-353147 Irving Backman Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:42:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/#comment-353147 Our organization has been funding and developing new technology for over 30 years and we are familiar with the potentials of algea as a superior source of feedstock for biofuels. Methods to grow and harvest on a commercial scale have been developed, but faster growing species would be helpful. Do you have any ideas in this regard or would you like to discuss if our technology may suppliment or compliment yours. This could be the fuel of the future. Email me your phone number if you wish to discuss and tell me the best time to contact you. Likewise, I can provide you with my phone number. Regards, Irving Backman Our organization has been funding and developing new technology for over 30 years and we are familiar with the potentials of algea as a superior source of feedstock for biofuels. Methods to grow and harvest on a commercial scale have been developed, but faster growing species would be helpful. Do you have any ideas in this regard or would you like to discuss if our technology may suppliment or compliment yours. This could be the fuel of the future.
Email me your phone number if you wish to discuss and tell me the best time to contact you. Likewise, I can provide you with my phone number.
Regards, Irving Backman

]]> By: A3K http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-119815 A3K Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:08:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/#comment-119815 Sleipner, regarding this, "biofuels are merely a temporary stopgap measure helping with the foreign oil issue, not any sort of “green energyâ€Â? answer to global warming", you may be right, but if an efficient process for turning CO2 exhaust into biofuels using algae is found, there's enough energy that could be produced to completely replace all of our current petroleum use, or the equivalent in coal/nat gas use. So while it would be nice to see solar, wind, wave and geothermal carry their weight, the 800 pound gorilla of renewable energy is algae. Sleipner, regarding this, “biofuels are merely a temporary stopgap measure helping with the foreign oil issue, not any sort of “green energyâ€Â? answer to global warming”, you may be right, but if an efficient process for turning CO2 exhaust into biofuels using algae is found, there’s enough energy that could be produced to completely replace all of our current petroleum use, or the equivalent in coal/nat gas use.

So while it would be nice to see solar, wind, wave and geothermal carry their weight, the 800 pound gorilla of renewable energy is algae.

]]> By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-99274 sleipner Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:14:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/#comment-99274 Bacteria definitely show a lot of promise for processing various materials into biofuels, or even in creating electricity directly from processing waste. The main difficulty is that bacterial processes generally are slow and inefficient compared to chemical ones, and are difficult to ramp up to commercially useable scales. Genetically alteration (or even forced evolution) of such bacteria to improve efficiency and speed may make them more commercially viable. We seriously need to drop the food-to-fuel (corn or soy) biofuels programs though, since the energy return is truly pathetic, especially for corn. Switch grass and other non-food crops are far more economically and ecologically viable as biofuel production materials. And lastly, biofuels are merely a temporary stopgap measure helping with the foreign oil issue, not any sort of "green energy" answer to global warming. For that, we need to seriously invest in solar, wind, water, wave, and/or geothermal energies - a vital shift that will never occur under oil and energy company dominated politics. Bacteria definitely show a lot of promise for processing various materials into biofuels, or even in creating electricity directly from processing waste. The main difficulty is that bacterial processes generally are slow and inefficient compared to chemical ones, and are difficult to ramp up to commercially useable scales.

Genetically alteration (or even forced evolution) of such bacteria to improve efficiency and speed may make them more commercially viable.

We seriously need to drop the food-to-fuel (corn or soy) biofuels programs though, since the energy return is truly pathetic, especially for corn. Switch grass and other non-food crops are far more economically and ecologically viable as biofuel production materials.

And lastly, biofuels are merely a temporary stopgap measure helping with the foreign oil issue, not any sort of “green energy” answer to global warming. For that, we need to seriously invest in solar, wind, water, wave, and/or geothermal energies – a vital shift that will never occur under oil and energy company dominated politics.

]]> By: DosPeros http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-98973 DosPeros Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:04:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/05/algae-to-biofuel-technology-developed-by-high-schoolers/#comment-98973 Did ya know that you can make ethanol out of almost any bio-mass? Did ya know that you can make ethanol out of almost any bio-mass?

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