Comments on: Q & A With OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/ 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. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Petri Dish Overfloweth with Algae Advancements : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/#comment-11696 The Petri Dish Overfloweth with Algae Advancements : Gas 2.0 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:54:45 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3111#comment-11696 [...] algae, algae. The research that is occurring on this second generation fuel has overfloweth the petri [...] [...] algae, algae. The research that is occurring on this second generation fuel has overfloweth the petri [...]

]]> By: Robert C. Bennion http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/#comment-11695 Robert C. Bennion Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:36:35 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3111#comment-11695 What is your estimate of cost per acre for an Origen Oil priduction unit, and what is your estimate of yearly yield per acre of: 1). straight vegetable oil 2). dried biomass? What is your estimate of cost per acre for an Origen Oil priduction unit, and what is your estimate of yearly yield per acre of:

1). straight vegetable oil

2). dried biomass?

]]> By: Robert C. Bennion http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/#comment-34801 Robert C. Bennion Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:36:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3111#comment-34801 What is your estimate of cost per acre for an Origen Oil priduction unit, and what is your estimate of yearly yield per acre of: 1). straight vegetable oil 2). dried biomass? What is your estimate of cost per acre for an Origen Oil priduction unit, and what is your estimate of yearly yield per acre of:

1). straight vegetable oil

2). dried biomass?

]]> By: Durwood Dugger http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/#comment-11694 Durwood Dugger Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:16 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3111#comment-11694 I have followed Origin's PR blitz for some time. It would be interesting to know where this statement comes from and what supports it - "Current ‘best cost’ for our industry is $8 per gallon of algae." The best documented demonstrated (not idle claims) cost we have seen is $18/gal. Even if the number is $8/gal - it isn't close to being competitive with current terrestrial veggie oil production costs. I have a few questions though: Are you blog writers ever going to press your interviewees for sources and details of their comments? When are you going to press them for their own current production costs? How can anyone talk about "breakthroughs" and "commercial scale up" while production costs of algae oil are many times what equivalent petroleum costs are? Interviews like this are just once removed press releases - and are worth just about as much to the reader. I have followed Origin’s PR blitz for some time. It would be interesting to know where this statement comes from and what supports it – “Current ‘best cost’ for our industry is $8 per gallon of algae.” The best documented demonstrated (not idle claims) cost we have seen is $18/gal. Even if the number is $8/gal – it isn’t close to being competitive with current terrestrial veggie oil production costs.

I have a few questions though: Are you blog writers ever going to press your interviewees for sources and details of their comments? When are you going to press them for their own current production costs? How can anyone talk about “breakthroughs” and “commercial scale up” while production costs of algae oil are many times what equivalent petroleum costs are? Interviews like this are just once removed press releases – and are worth just about as much to the reader.

]]> By: Durwood Dugger http://gas2.org/2009/07/30/q-a-with-originoil-ceo-riggs-eckelberry/#comment-34800 Durwood Dugger Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3111#comment-34800 I have followed Origin's PR blitz for some time. It would be interesting to know where this statement comes from and what supports it - "Current ‘best cost’ for our industry is $8 per gallon of algae." The best documented demonstrated (not idle claims) cost we have seen is $18/gal. Even if the number is $8/gal - it isn't close to being competitive with current terrestrial veggie oil production costs. I have a few questions though: Are you blog writers ever going to press your interviewees for sources and details of their comments? When are you going to press them for their own current production costs? How can anyone talk about "breakthroughs" and "commercial scale up" while production costs of algae oil are many times what equivalent petroleum costs are? Interviews like this are just once removed press releases - and are worth just about as much to the reader. I have followed Origin’s PR blitz for some time. It would be interesting to know where this statement comes from and what supports it – “Current ‘best cost’ for our industry is $8 per gallon of algae.” The best documented demonstrated (not idle claims) cost we have seen is $18/gal. Even if the number is $8/gal – it isn’t close to being competitive with current terrestrial veggie oil production costs.

I have a few questions though: Are you blog writers ever going to press your interviewees for sources and details of their comments? When are you going to press them for their own current production costs? How can anyone talk about “breakthroughs” and “commercial scale up” while production costs of algae oil are many times what equivalent petroleum costs are? Interviews like this are just once removed press releases – and are worth just about as much to the reader.

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