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'''Algae fuel{{w|Algae fuel}}''', also called '''algal fuel''', '''oilgae''' <ref>{{cite web | '''Algae fuel{{w|Algae fuel}}''', also called '''algal fuel''', '''oilgae''' <ref>{{cite web | ||
| url= http://www.oilgae.com/ | | url= http://www.oilgae.com/ | ||
| title= Oilgae.com – Oil from Algae! | | title= Oilgae.com – Oil from Algae! | ||
| accessdate= 2008-06-10 }}</ref> or '''third generation biofuel''', is a [[biofuel]] | | accessdate= 2008-06-10 }}</ref> or '''third generation biofuel''', is a [[biofuel]] from [[algae]]. Compared with second generation biofuels, algae are high-yield high-cost (30 times more energy per acre than terrestrial crops) feedstocks to produce biofuels. Since the whole organism converts sunlight into oil, algae can produce more oil in an area the size of a two-car garage than an entire football field of [[soybean]]s{{w|soybean}}.<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url= http://www.solixbiofuels.com/html/why_algae.html | | url= http://www.solixbiofuels.com/html/why_algae.html | ||
| title= Why Algae? | | title= Why Algae? | ||
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| title= "A Promising Oil Alternative: Algae Energy" | | title= "A Promising Oil Alternative: Algae Energy" | ||
| last= Hartman | first= Eviana | | last= Hartman | first= Eviana | ||
| date= 2008-01-06 | publisher= ''The Washington Post{{w|The Washington Post}}'' | | date= 2008-01-06 | publisher= ''The Washington Post{{w|The Washington Post}}'' | ||
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| url= http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/pubfiles/adt-MU20050901.140745/02Whole.pdf | | url= http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/pubfiles/adt-MU20050901.140745/02Whole.pdf | ||
| title= {PhD thesis on algae production for bioenergy} | | title= {PhD thesis on algae production for bioenergy} | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com Algaloildiesel] - Growing and harvesting algae and transforming it oil into biodiesel. (Wiki with | * [http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com Algaloildiesel] - Growing and harvesting algae and transforming it oil into biodiesel. (Wiki with 83 pages, little current activity.) | ||
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Revision as of 19:48, 15 June 2011
Algae fuelW, also called algal fuel, oilgae [1] or third generation biofuel, is a biofuel from algae. Compared with second generation biofuels, algae are high-yield high-cost (30 times more energy per acre than terrestrial crops) feedstocks to produce biofuels. Since the whole organism converts sunlight into oil, algae can produce more oil in an area the size of a two-car garage than an entire football field of soybeansW.[2]
Nowadays they cost $5–10/kg and there is active research to reduce both capital and operating costs of production so that it is commercially viable.[3][4][5]
However, it does appear to have greater environmental impact than other forms of biofuel.[6]
References
- ↑ "Oilgae.com – Oil from Algae!". Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "Why Algae?". Solix Biofuels. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ Hartman, Eviana (2008-01-06). ""A Promising Oil Alternative: Algae Energy"". The Washington PostW. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "{PhD thesis on algae production for bioenergy}" (PDF). Murdoch UniversityW, Western AustraliaW. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ ""Algal Oil Diesel, LLP"".
- ↑ Engineers Find Significant Environmental Impacts with Algae-Based Biofuel
Interwiki links
External links
- Algaloildiesel - Growing and harvesting algae and transforming it oil into biodiesel. (Wiki with 83 pages, little current activity.)