Algae Biofuels

Nope. no much different, but least we reduce more and more carbon release into the atmosphere, while try and learn to mitigate the green house effect, the ozone layers etc etc.

I Think we all know at this stage that this is the future of our renewable fuel source, Oil companies are now in on the act,which keeps them in buisness,Government fat cats are happy,Tax still applies,We all still go to the pump for fuel.

i'd like to compare:-
[1] growing Biofuel to drive car, + food to feed human
[2] growing Grass to power Horse,+ food to feed human
[3] Human + Bicycle (30kcals/mile)

i suspect the human+bike will wipe the floor with [1]&[2] for range given a certain area of land

I have a question. We find the technology to super-speed-up the process so we can have the same oil was given to us by nature million of years ago. GREAT!!! What about pollution, green house effect, and O-zone is this same oil we get from algae any different?

The main difference between the oil we use now from fossil fuels and the oil derived from algae comes down the fact that algae uses up greenhouse gases in it photosynthesis to create the oil. True, burning the oil creates CO2 but that is negated by the CO2 used by the algae during it's growth cycle. Additionally, algae can use the excess CO2 from current power plants to aid in biofuel production and even waste water can be used to grow the algae.

yes.

First, the "o-zone" as you call it has nothing to do with hydrocarbon fuels.

Second, the CO2 released by burning biomass was not previously sequestered underground as it was in the case of petroleum. The CO2 released originally had to be fixed from the atmosphere by the algae in the first place.

when the aglea is grown, it aborbs the same amouth on carbon dioxide as it realease when it burns, and is therefore, carbon neutral.

33k gallons of oil per acre per year vs 30 for corn. Is that confirmed anywhere?

Stick to the benefits of algae, and skip the Enviro Ninny propaganda.

yeah Biofuels from algae seems like a good idea.