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this looks really great, is this a research facility or for production?

I don't know guys... seems like a lot of outside energy expenditure for a little oil......pumps,drying pressing,distilling. it uses more energy than it creates.
i think the logical idea is to QUIT BURNING CRAP TO GET ENERGY.

This is the problem with algal biodiesel. The entire system featured here only produced about 200 ml of fatty acids. That was probably the entire production for the day, too. The production scale has to be enormous to produce an industrial level of oils and that take A LOT of capital expenditure and a lot of land.

Keep it coming visited your website and all. Keep the videos coming! More exposure!!!

Thats the beauty of algae. It would thrive of CO2 emissions from factories and power plants. Its oil production per acre is unmatched, unlike "fairy tale" corn ethanol.

been ready your guys info/concerns and some naging. my question is...
- if i buy one here for san diego. who buys the diesel or the oil from me?
- who would by the algea left overs for farming?
- what sickening permits would i need
- who can i charge to get rid of his CO2
and lastly. does that stuff really work as good as they claim?

open for info.

What do you propose for an energy source. Expecting the world to stop using energy is like the proverbial "pot O gold". Think of it this way. The plants grown to make bio use CO2, when they are burned that same CO2 is put back into the atmosphere, basically recycling the CO2. Fossil fuel on the other hand produces excess CO2, there isn't an equilibrium. Not ALL biofuels are totally neutral in CO2 output, but most are far less then fossil fuels.

Ok, the plants consume the CO2 the produce at night. They are in equilibrium.

The problem I expose is that if we can produce all the fuel we want, people will never feel worry about its consume so that it'll bring a bigger problem: CO2 emission not limited.

In other way, the mix of hydrogen and air (O2) produces much more energy than organic materia's combustion, and does NOT produces CO2,CO,SOx,NOx,...and so. What we need is to stop burning organic materia used as fuel.

Thanks for open this discussion line.

In general, people should not have to worry about CO2 emissions - as long as there is someone thinking and doing something about it. We are lucky fossil fuels have already released so much CO2 into the air because now we can grow massive quantities of algae without STARVING our food crops, which also thrive on CO2. Cheap energy helps to build peaceful, clean, and prosperous societies. Cheap, renewable energy would be even better.