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

Grow mass amounts of algae and produce 20,000+ gallons of bio-fuel on one acre. With the amount of farm space of 1/10 the size of New Mexico we could produce enough fuel to fill the United States' need for oil.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• vertigro
• algae
• biofuel
• biodiesel
• bio
• farm
• farming
• solar
• energy
• diesel
• gas

[nailszz6]

Absolutely amazing. What's even more amazing is the low view count lol.

[flmason]

Why is this not on the national news???

[walter0bz]

@NaziGOPBallmer - I like to bring up trees in relation to the vertical growing idea. (i assume thats what Vertigro is)

nature already constructs vertical structures with photosynthesized units and dedicated animal feeding :) there's a claim we can build these in areas not suitable for plants but i'd look into how much FF supporting infrastructure there is. Going out of our way to irrigate is a good idea though.. i'm just highly suspicious of any 'magic bullet' claims

[NaziGOPBallmer]

@walter0bz

I wasn't referring to trees, I was referring to photosynthesis which I thought you were referring to also.

[walter0bz]

@NaziGOPBallmer

"vertigo"? .. vertical growing?... see "Trees" - again, nature already tried that.

trees even evolved deliberate mechanisms for feeding animals.. symbiosis.

my hypothesis is that all modern technology is basically toys for deploying fossil fuels. go back to sustainability it's likely that natures's evolved symbioses are far superior.. 'solar powered self-replicating nanotechnology'.. way in advance of our toys. Without FF human population will crash back to pre-industrial level

[walter0bz]

@NaziGOPBallmer -

biofuel will never compete with what we're used to from oil.

oil is an energy lottery win. fun till it runs out. human civilization will go back to the C18th or stone age when it runs out. only a true breakthrough like fusion would match what we've come to expect with fossil fuels

[NaziGOPBallmer]

@davepamn

Question is, how much gallon did they produce per acre per year? I believe one of the major hazard in investing in green energy are the oil barons who have lobbying armies to make sure no alternative energy will ever see the light of day. Personally if it was up to me and I had a shitload of money, I'd invest the fuck out of it, then sell the bio gas dirt cheap just to destroy the oil empires of the world.

[NaziGOPBallmer]

@swrtwo

As long they don't float out to international seas.

[davepamn]

Japan had a system in the 1980s that could produce a barrel of bio fuel oil for $10 then OPEC drop out price and the company defaulted. Shale oil could drop price out. There are hazards to investing in new energy. However, if the system could generate fuel in the short term with minimal investment then it could capture profits that would allow it to compete if the price drops out.

[NaziGOPBallmer]

@walter0bz

I agree that's basically what the whole system is. And to this day nature is still doing that. I find it weird you said that in past tense. But as you said it's basically photosynthesis, it would be producing food as well, right? Also, since the Vertigro system can grow real food as well and be set up on non-arable lands, I believe they're adding more food source instead of taking it away.

[walter0bz]

@NaziGOPBallmer -

bags of photosynthesizers... nature already tried that