CARS and Micro-Algae Turn Hydrocarbons into Fuels, Fertilizers and Food

Those cute little creatures shown in the video are represent what may be the future of carbon sequestration.

CARS is the acronym for Carbon Algae Recycling System, it’s a system under development in Canada to clean up tailing ponds and greenhouse gas emissions left by the Alberta Tar Sands project.

As the video shows, exhaust CO2 is pumped into algae-rich tailing ponds where it’s digested. The plumped-out algae, full of hydrocarbons and heavy metals, are harvested and turned into biofuels.

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The Alberta Research Council, and several other research organizations are expanding their efforts to provide a sustainable, affordable way to deal with greenhouse gas emissions.

Once proven and considered economically feasible, could this become another wide-spread method of dealing with greenhouse gasses? Stay tuned.

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