ALGAE, The Energy Source of the Future(2nd Place at BPA NLC)

We competed with this video in the BPA Video Production Team event. We recieved
1st place at regionals, and 1st place at the State BPA Convention (IDAHO). We also placed 2nd in the National BPA Leadership Convention in Reno NV.
We were a little dissappointed to get 2nd at first, but 2nd is pretty good for a small PUBLIC high school consisting of only 283 students. We were the only PUBLIC high school in the top three, and one of the few PUBLIC schools in the top ten.

We used Virtual sets in the movie (In case you didn't Notice)

We also included a required* Music Montage (Many schools didn't) and we also stayed within in the 3-5 minute limit!

Here you have it!

2nd Place in the nation from a
SMALL, PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Thanks to Erick Griffiths

Created By: Aaron Griffiths, Kody McKinley, and Ty Price

Category:

Education

Tags:

• BPA
• Video
• Production
• Team
• Algae
• Idaho
• 2nd
• NLC
• Reno
• Fuel
• Energy
• Biofuel
• Biodiesel
• Gas
• Oil
• New
• Aaron
• Griffiths

[gizthegizzygizmo]

cool idea, was your "news studio" 3d or a real set? it looks good

blain

[griffiti08]

Thanks...Yeah it was a 3D/Virtual News set. It seemed pretty realistic when we were filming so we used it haha...

Aaron

[roidroid]

5000 gallons/acre/year eh

[griffiti08]

Yeah thats the proposed estimate... could be more though depending on the algae type. certain types have a higher yield than others.

[CHAS1422]

The hydrogen car is fools gold. Algea for biodiesel is where its at.

[roidroid]

yeah it seems about right.

i can't wait until we all start growing this stuff instead of corn etc.

[JustErup]

How does it affect nature AFTER its being used?

[12FU]

Alright, well done and informative. Thanks for sharing.

[vinnievanwinkle]

This video is great guys. My school (which is public) got 4th in Reno.

[dgavarkavich]

I've crunched some of their numbers... they are pretty optimistic. The "official" number that Valecent gives for their system to investors is 33,000 But I definitely think Algae is the future of bio-fuels, and bio-fuels are the future of transportation.

Very well made video by the way. Simply can't beat the news set.

[Jaeh1]

The estimate of 5000 gal/acre/year is on the low end. Check out a company by the name of Vertigro. They are estimating 100,000 gal/acre/year with their process, right conditions, and a high yield species of algae. With more research, and as technology evolves, even higher numbers could be achieved for LESS than it costs to drill for crude. Also, algae is edible, gas and groceries from the same source! Years from now, the US could go back to exportng oil. Making money instead of spending.