#2 Vertigro - Gas, Diesel, Biofuel production from algae

[arkivx1]

Wow, this guy is awesome.

[davepamn]

1/20th of the water. How important is respiration during the 24 hour production cycle? Will Canada purchase most of the biodiesel produced?

[Brennan29]

GLEN KERTZ FOR SECRETERY OF ENERGY 2012!!! In fact have him replace half of the white house! Get on board with Algae or get the hell out of the way! Progress for the good of all man is trying to get through!!!

[circusboy90210]

just another greedy exploiter. joke remember exploiting something or a situation is not a bad thing. read a dictionary.

[hydra8888]

hail Glen Kurtz. This guy's saving the World!

[hydra8888]

hail Glenn Kurtz. This guy's saving the World!

[TheiRenaissance]

The oil from algae is the same as any other plant oil in its essential function. there are several ways to separate the oil from the biomass. ppl who would want to troll on this idea, or be "negatively skeptical" will have missed the boat on this one. algae is incredibly efficient as an organism, and also more easily monitored in its growth. we can eat it, livestock can eat it, it can be grown on unfarmable land, can be used as biomass fuel directly OR as an oil product.

[hablerz]

why do they use synthetic nutrients when thye could just use sewerage? . Keeping the inputs down should be a primary concern.

Right now the USA pumps billions of tons of swerage into the sea when its prime plant food.

Since Algae fuel would not be entering the food chain, using sewage would create many synergies and cut costs further.

[TheiRenaissance]

@hablerz one of the beauties of algae is that it is useful in many applications.  for food grade algae, which will of course be the most expensive to produce, contamination would be too high a risk. For that application it is more likely that a system with less "tight squeezes" and a more open pool design, or an enclosed reactor for collection of the decomposition gasses. Waste processing is just one of the many uses for algae. We could really convert off of fossil fuels now.

[srand980]

Not sure what you are asking ? look up any vehicle that runs off of biodiesel. You would process the oil obtained from the algae like any vegetable oil. Not sure how to get the oil maybe they press it ...

[cubeus19]

So far, I've seen plenty of videos of this stuff being made, what I would like to see is a video of a car running on it. Is there a video or at least an account of a vehicle running on 100% algae fuel? Thanks.

[inventsc]

I am and engineer and also very interested in the issues we face with the increased c02 in the atmosphere and sustainable fuels. This chap is an innovator and an inspiration. Thank you for sharing

[surfthanashawn]

4:00.... whats this guy got against 13 year olds? lol great video

[flintstone9812]

If Valcent can keep big oil out of the way, this could really be a salvation.

[thealiennextdoor]

this is an awesome process. I'd like to see more funds go to this worthwhile endeavor

[Jaeh1]

Great interview and video! Thanks for posting! Once their process is perfected, Vertigro could take the Ag-industry to a whole new level.

[dirtyjett]

thanks for posting this.