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The Algae Photo Bioreactor System is our latest Clean Renewable Energy
Innovation
Why the interest in algae? Algae based energy is "The Ultimate Upgrade."An An endless clean
Renewable Energy Resource with the largest potential to get us off the foreign oil supply
supply.
National Energy Security is an achievable goal with Algae Oil
Oil. Environmental Enhancement
through Zero Sulfur and the sequestration of CO2 is possible
e with algae farming. Cap and
trade Economics
mics & Job Creation through keeping the production of fuels inside the US are all
national interest.
Algae feeds on the Hydrogen from the H2O and the Carbon from the CO2 and through the
process of photosynthesis produces Hydrocarbon Chains and releases Oxygen. Most strains
of the Green and Green-Blue Algae can double their mass every 24hour growing cycle.
Different strains of Algae produce Algae Oil with slightly different hydrocarbon chains
Microalgae have much faster growth-rates than terrestrial crops. The per unit area yield of
oil from algae is estimated to be from between 2,000 to 20,000 gallons per acre, per
year(4.6 to 18.4 l/m2 per year); this is 7 to 30 times greater than the next best crop,
Chinese tallow (699 gallons).
Studies show that algae can produce up to 60% of their biomass in the form of oil. Because
the cells grow in aqueous suspension where they have more efficient access to water, CO2
and dissolved nutrients, microalgae are capable of producing large amounts of biomass and
usable oil in either high rate algal ponds or photo bioreactors. This oil can then be turned
into biodiesel which could be sold for use in automobiles. The biomass (algae cake) can be
used for biogas production into methane to generate electricity. The more efficient this
process becomes the larger the profit that is turned by the company. Regional production of
microalgae and processing into biofuels will provide economic benefits to rural communities.
Biobutanol
Butanol can be made from algae using only a solar powered biorefinery. This fuel has an
energy density similar to gasoline, and greater than that of either ethanol or methanol. In
most gasoline engines, butanol can be used in place of gasoline with no modifications. In
several tests, butanol consumption is similar to that of gasoline, and when blended with
gasoline, provides better performance and corrosion resistance than that of ethanol.
The green waste left over from the algae oil extraction can be used to produce butanol.
Biogasoline
Algae seems to hold the most promise to meet many needs to include methane gas
production for electricity.
• Easy to grow
• Grow anywhere
• Environmentally friendly
Algae remove massive amounts of CO2 (Carbon dioxide) from the air. Algae farms are
glutton eaters of CO2 gas providing a means for recycling waste carbon dioxide from fossil
fuel combustion. It is possible to sequester as much as one billion tons of CO2 per year from
algae farms. The United States has one energy plant that produces 25.3 million tons of CO2
by itself. This technology has attracted companies that need inexpensive CO2 sequestration
solutions & renewable energy solutions. A One acre algae farm sequesters 400 metric tons
of CO2 (Carbon dioxide) from the air. Algae photo bioreactors are closed systems, therefore
the CO2 (Carbon dioxide) must be forced fed to the algae.
Emulsified CO2 administration into the nutrient water source of the algae enables easy
tracking of sequestered CO2 amounts/levels. PBR system use CO2 by PASSIVE
(ATMOSPERIC) OR ACTIVE (EMULSIFIED) ADMINISTRATION. CO2 SOURCES SUCH AS FLUE
GASSES FROM ACTIVE COAL FIRE POWER PLANTS, ASPHALT/CEMENT PLANTS OR OTHER
INDUSTRIES MAKE GREAT SOURCES FOR ALGAL PRODUCTION.
Carbon credits & algae farms provide diversified income through algae co by products and
active CO2 sequestration. Algae production to create methane biogas is new popular focus
and a green way to create endless renewable clean electricity for many cities and industries
worldwide.