Comments on: New Facility Uses Algae to Turn Coal Pollution Into Fuel http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sandra http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-4924 sandra Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:08:31 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-4924 There's still the question of the MERCURY which is carried along with the co2 in coal-burn emissions. How do we prevent the algae from taking THAT in and passing it to the biodiesel and animal feed (and then on to US)? There’s still the question of the MERCURY which is carried along with the co2 in coal-burn emissions. How do we prevent the algae from taking THAT in and passing it to the biodiesel and animal feed (and then on to US)?

]]> By: sandra http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-27234 sandra Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:08:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-27234 There's still the question of the MERCURY which is carried along with the co2 in coal-burn emissions. How do we prevent the algae from taking THAT in and passing it to the biodiesel and animal feed (and then on to US)? There’s still the question of the MERCURY which is carried along with the co2 in coal-burn emissions. How do we prevent the algae from taking THAT in and passing it to the biodiesel and animal feed (and then on to US)?

]]> By: don steinke http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-4923 don steinke Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:40:44 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-4923 I hope this idea works, but if algae require an enriched CO2 environment to be cost effective, then we will continue to add CO2 to the air as we burn algaefuel in our cars. Better yet . . . Instead of burning algaefuel in mobile engines and releasing the CO2 to the air, the algae fuel should be be burned in the same power plant that produced the CO2 in the first place. The cellulosic waste should also be burned in the same facility. This might reduce processing costs. Cars can be run on the electricity produced, without releasing carbon. I hope this idea works, but if algae require an enriched CO2 environment to be cost effective, then we will continue to add CO2 to the air as we burn algaefuel in our cars.

Better yet . . .

Instead of burning algaefuel in mobile engines and releasing the CO2 to the air, the algae fuel should be be burned in the same power plant that produced the CO2 in the first place. The cellulosic waste should also be burned in the same facility. This might reduce processing costs.

Cars can be run on the electricity produced, without releasing carbon.

]]> By: don steinke http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-27233 don steinke Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:40:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-27233 I hope this idea works, but if algae require an enriched CO2 environment to be cost effective, then we will continue to add CO2 to the air as we burn algaefuel in our cars. Better yet . . . Instead of burning algaefuel in mobile engines and releasing the CO2 to the air, the algae fuel should be be burned in the same power plant that produced the CO2 in the first place. The cellulosic waste should also be burned in the same facility. This might reduce processing costs. Cars can be run on the electricity produced, without releasing carbon. I hope this idea works, but if algae require an enriched CO2 environment to be cost effective, then we will continue to add CO2 to the air as we burn algaefuel in our cars.

Better yet . . .

Instead of burning algaefuel in mobile engines and releasing the CO2 to the air, the algae fuel should be be burned in the same power plant that produced the CO2 in the first place. The cellulosic waste should also be burned in the same facility. This might reduce processing costs.

Cars can be run on the electricity produced, without releasing carbon.

]]> By: Simon Le Chene http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-4922 Simon Le Chene Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:49:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-4922 I sincerely think that this is one of the best ideas to curb our dependence on oil and that this new project of producing bio-diesel with algea and coal is the way of the future. Congratulations on this genius idea. Simon Le Chene, PS, How can we help and invest in this new project? I sincerely think that this is one of the best ideas to curb our dependence on oil and that this new project of producing bio-diesel with algea and coal is the way of the future. Congratulations on this genius idea.

Simon Le Chene,

PS, How can we help and invest in this new project?

]]> By: Simon Le Chene http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-27232 Simon Le Chene Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:49:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-27232 I sincerely think that this is one of the best ideas to curb our dependence on oil and that this new project of producing bio-diesel with algea and coal is the way of the future. Congratulations on this genius idea. Simon Le Chene, PS, How can we help and invest in this new project? I sincerely think that this is one of the best ideas to curb our dependence on oil and that this new project of producing bio-diesel with algea and coal is the way of the future. Congratulations on this genius idea.

Simon Le Chene,

PS, How can we help and invest in this new project?

]]> By: Permaculture Man http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-4921 Permaculture Man Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:18:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-4921 I've seen this technology showcased in a South African project over a year ago. A local publication called Biophile ran an article on this process. More at http://biophile.co.za/the-biofiles/90-biodiesel-reactors-for-south-africa I’ve seen this technology showcased in a South African project over a year ago. A local publication called Biophile ran an article on this process. More at http://biophile.co.za/the-biofiles/90-biodiesel-reactors-for-south-africa

]]> By: Permaculture Man http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-27231 Permaculture Man Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:18:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-27231 I've seen this technology showcased in a South African project over a year ago. A local publication called Biophile ran an article on this process. More at http://biophile.co.za/the-biofiles/90-biodiesel-reactors-for-south-africa I’ve seen this technology showcased in a South African project over a year ago. A local publication called Biophile ran an article on this process. More at http://biophile.co.za/the-biofiles/90-biodiesel-reactors-for-south-africa

]]> By: Helio http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-4920 Helio Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:45:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-4920 Not only do algae enjoy the CO2, but regular trees and bushes and other chlorophyll bearing plants enjoy it. So even though the plant is spewing all that "green house" gas, CO2 into the air, it gets used by plants and transformed into O2. Using CO2 for algae production is a good idea, but the way it was before is not the nightmare that everyone thinks it is. Not only do algae enjoy the CO2, but regular trees and bushes and other chlorophyll bearing plants enjoy it.

So even though the plant is spewing all that “green house” gas, CO2 into the air, it gets used by plants and transformed into O2.

Using CO2 for algae production is a good idea, but the way it was before is not the nightmare that everyone thinks it is.

]]> By: Helio http://gas2.org/2008/09/29/new-facility-uses-algae-to-turn-coal-pollution-into-fuel/#comment-27230 Helio Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:45:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1010#comment-27230 Not only do algae enjoy the CO2, but regular trees and bushes and other chlorophyll bearing plants enjoy it. So even though the plant is spewing all that "green house" gas, CO2 into the air, it gets used by plants and transformed into O2. Using CO2 for algae production is a good idea, but the way it was before is not the nightmare that everyone thinks it is. Not only do algae enjoy the CO2, but regular trees and bushes and other chlorophyll bearing plants enjoy it.

So even though the plant is spewing all that “green house” gas, CO2 into the air, it gets used by plants and transformed into O2.

Using CO2 for algae production is a good idea, but the way it was before is not the nightmare that everyone thinks it is.

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