X Prize Crazy Green Idea: Regenerative Algae Farms

[pb0358]

Check out Project OMEGA at NASA

[bizwiz27]

intriguing idea no doubt. Maintanance costs could be offset by allowing for limited drilling offshore to oil companies. Seems like it could work......Thats more than most people are contributing these days

[GreenLearning]

"Um, sorry kids I was more important that you.." That's pretty much what everyone is saying with current lifestyles.

[chuffwit]

Meaningless blather, and you're just repeating others ideas. How do you actually DO this? Come back when you have a thought of your own///

[ioxmars]

sorry kids,oh well

[silentonall]

Wait a second! I doubt you green-guy. Plankton WILL rule the world! The Chum Bucket will dominate the Krusty Krab. Plankton will get the Krabby Patty secret formula soon!

All hail the Chum Bucket!!!

[NinjaCoden]

you know its funny...we live in the knowledge age YET WE STILL USE OIL hmmmm

[mconn2112]

The oceans are our lifeline.  Great vid.

[irkone]

I'm not sure how much you have read about algae and ocean ecosystems, but algae left uneaten, according to biologist Jim Laurie (recently interviewed on Radio Ecoshock and part of the Google group "soil-age"), is what causes dead zones. They form mats, sink to the bottom of the ocean, and decay, leading to the formation of these zones. It's a very informative show, and so is the google group. I suggest checking it out along with permaculture.

[GlennDoty]

That is a bold plan, and one that is interesting as an ecological project... but I'm afraid that costs will restrict any ability to actually use such a plan for fuels. Even with enclosed-pond algae farms (not CO2 fed bio-reactors), it costs more than $3/kg for algae, which would translate into ~$20/gallon of diesel. Bio-reactor algae runs ~$7/kg. You're adding the additional difficulty of transporting the CO2 and the produced fuel over open water... It might work to help the sea.

Good video.

[citizenkong]

As long as it is not bio-engineered algae.

I've heard worse.

do you have a fresh water plan.

Kids hate seafood. . . ha! just kidding.

Keep on coming up with great ideas!

[feralkevin]

Thanks for the comment. I guess I shouldn't assume that "DO NO HARM" automatically excludes bio-engineered algae. Freshwater needs a plan for sure. I chose ocean stuff because it requires a scale beyond local community. I think most other solutions need to be local and small scale. Only the big big ones like ocean pollution, nuclear, etc necessitate these larger moneyed infrastructures. (Like the X Prize recepients).

[Taranau]

This sounds more constructive than sinking old ships to make new reefs.Although,we need more reefs as well.Whether global warming is human generated,or a natural process,or a combination of both.We need to do what we can to stabilize the atmosphere and weather patterns...After no seafood comes no landfood...And soylent green is people.

[feralkevin]

Indeed, Soylent green is people.

[Taranau]

I've had conversations,both actual and Youtube,with people who watched that movie,a long time ago.They thought,back then,that there was no way the situatuion would ever come down to that...Nowadays,they're not so sure.

[dnHooligan]

you da man, man.

thank you.