Laurence
2008-05-29 15:02:20
Here is a link that discusses and shows a working model of their process of producing fuels from algae. The people involved are getting patents which means they are my favorite type of person: capitalists who hope to get rich by benefiting the rest of us.
http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/001742.html
They claim:
* 100,000 gallons of biofuel per year per acre for algae crops. This compares to 20 to 30 gallons of biofuel per acre for corn crops.
* If we used 1/10th of the state of New Mexico for this Vertigro system, it could supply all the transportation fuel this country needs.
* The most ideal place to grow algae is in the desert. No farm land is sacrificed, no food crops are sacrificed.
