Algae: Truly Green Solution to the World's Energy Problem

[VideoGameCoupons]

very entertaining =)) thanks for posting keep it up .. god speed

[davepamn]

How much water would you lose, if Vertigro was not closed looped? What would be the startup cost using the minimum setup?

[Kettle17]

This company has been talking about this for over five years.

My only question is.

Where's the beef.

ps I own 10,000 shares of this company and its only worth $2500.

Get off your asses and raise some money, make partnerships, and make some sales.

Come-on already.

[peepdust]

@Kettle17 You shoud have went with Solazyme...

[NaziGOPBallmer]

@Kettle17

They're not getting enough government subsidiaries because the oil baron hogs are hampering their efforts, that's probably why they haven't taken off as quickly as they need to.

[Wookiee81]

Day of the triffids anyone?

[nowevilivewon]

1/10th of the state of New Mexico is 12,159.3 sq miles.  Algae algae everywhere and not a drop to drink.

[Coraxuss]

The VertiGro Technology has been demonstrated over a year ago by now. Given the efficiency power of algae, I wonder if NASA is probably experimenting with a symbiotic astronaut suit where algae is used as air recycler.

[SmashAnimations]

@Coraxuss i guarantee you they will steal this idea from you now...

[Coraxuss]

@SmashAnimations

Well, I don't mind as long as it means that people are progressively expanding and advancing technologies for the future.

[SmashAnimations]

@Coraxuss optimist's for the win :D

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@ reforest4fertility

You are simply incorrect. Combustion is not a problem at all. The issue was that we used carbon sources that were non-renewable and not part of a carbon cycle. We simply took C out of the ground and put it in the air. If we use algae/agriculture as our only source of lipid fuels, the carbon cycle is closed: We can burn all we want, because we'd sequester more carbon than we burn, accounting for stockpile reserves as well. Nothing wrong with combustion technology

[Zealless]

because US government have plenty of oil field in Iraq ? they care about their TERM holding power ... not the future ... as simple as that ...

[Sandmaniac94]

Why isn't the government funding this?!

[samatention]

There was university east coast that developed a smoke stack gas cleaner. What it is a long clear plastic pipe that you run the exhaust through water and you put a small amount a algae in the tube and the algae grows and fills the pipe. You get clean a lot of the pollutions out of the exhaust. Would it ever supply all the algae you would need? I doubt it.

Corn that is used for fuel is not the same kind of corn used to feed people. They use a feed corn that is use for live stock. .

[m2m32z]

There would still be a need for American farmers. Instead of growing corn for biofuel they could grow corn for feeding people. As far as what would happen to OPEC, WHO CARES.

[heavyweather]

Plankton biomass should be farmed and (fairtraded) where it is most needed and can grow most efficient...Thats coastal Afrikan regions! The NEED energy for desalination, biomass for aquacultures,...

You can produce any oil substitute and a lot of food from phytoplankton. You can produce building materials and permanantly capture CO2.

And all that with salt water, sun and CO2.

low tec open ponds are a good solution.

[reforest4fertility]

Not only the "national debt" but the nation's debt and humanity's accrued debt to all life and a future for life. As the fastest growing plant algae not only consumes carbon faster but makes oxygen faster--coupled with reforestation (nature's carbon sink, source of fresh water and O2)--is how we can heal the ozone layer, as it is formed only by the abundance of oxygen in the first place.

Then hey, they've been researching algae since the 1950's. Let's get it unstuck from research into devel'mt

[Dealz1988]

So your saing the Alge is a good thing that might work??

[reforest4fertility]

Yes, that microalgae is the world's fastest growing plant, so then makes oxygen & sequesters carbon faster than any other plant, while yielding a high lipid (fat) content, with a high nutritional profile, allowing people to get their greens at the same time, in the same bite. That fat is also oil potentially for biofuels. But I'd consider that a secondary use, as combustion of oxygen & its attending production of carbon at such rates as we're prone to is THE problem in the 1st place.

[Dealz1988]

So if algae puts out alot of carbon, Than whats the solution for going 100% green?

[reforest4fertility]

It doesn't put out carbon but takes it in. Unless you mean "takes it out of circulation", then yes. I believe the solution for going "%100 green" is to be found between us all, all our perspectives rounding out eachothers' idiosyncracies. Yes, we need scientists, but their overspecialization & too often betrothal to their corporate funders compromises making systems simple enough to be done on the cottage industry (small outfit) level. If we wait 4 big biz we wont meet the window 2 sustain life

[Dealz1988]

Your confusing me (IDIOSYNCACIES) I don't know what that means. Give it to me shright is Algae the best way right now. What would you choose is the way for going green. Alage or BioDiesal?

[Luvanicebum]

Algea.

The yield of fuel per acre is 50+ times larger,

plus you're eating up carbon dioxide producing plants.

Plus the bi-products are far more diversely usable.

(feed stock, biomass, processing for paper products).

They can even engineer different types of agea to produce different grade and types of bio-fuels.

And the last point, we're not competing with our own food supply.

However, I think at this point, either effort is a step in the right direction.

[mlchemwolf]

a loop. there is no NEW carbon put into the air.

[bastardchild17]

the reason corn is in place is becasue the infrstructure is already in place to make ethanol from biofuel from corn. Algae is stilll in an expreimentsl stage and there must be some unforseen problems.

[utubmania2009]

Not exactly. Grains are from farmers, Algae would be mostly corporation based. It's a threat to politicians because they need farmers vote for them. Another thing, If Algae is really as per research found theoretically, it would create lots of trade imbalance and oil production nations will gone bankrupt within short period of time. The equilibrium btw OPEC nations n Algae producing nations, in standard of living and will fall backward at least 50+ yr.m not to mention political stability.

[EnigmaNZ1]

18 gallons per acre per year for corn, 800 for palm, 20,000 for algae, so why is corn the main feedstock in the US for biofuel. Scaling up, a 100 acre pond using local sewage as a feedstock could produce 2 million gallons of biofuel a year worth a couple of million dollars, shit. Some people are going to become seriously rich.

[utubmania2009]

USDA and politicians want to keep farmers as farmers, Algae production will put them out of job and probably turn them to production line factory workers at low wages that replaceable by cheaper available labors. Another things, Oil companies contributions would vanish if they promote Algae too aggressively.

[deadbirdmassacre]

Woah. This was added today.

[flyboy333]

Holy smokes, lets use a half of New Mexico, and start getting rid of national debt.

[DarkLordOfPenguins]

Yeah, New Mexico's not using much of their land anyways. Drove through their on my way to AZ, it's pretty much a majestic, massive plain-plateu. There's lots of free space, and a good climate sunlight-wise.