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'''Algae fuel''', also called '''algal fuel''', '''oilgae''' <ref> | '''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]] from [[algae]]. Compared with second generation biofuels, algae are high-yield high-cost (30 times more energy per acre than terrestrial crops) [[wikt:feedstock|feedstock]]s 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.<ref> | | 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) [[wikt:feedstock|feedstock]]s 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.<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? | ||
|date= |year= |month= |format= |work= | publisher= Solix Biofuels | |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= | publisher= Solix Biofuels | ||
| accessdate= 2008-06-11 </ref> | | accessdate= 2008-06-11 }}</ref> | ||
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.<ref name="Hartman"> | 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.<ref name="Hartman">{{cite web | ||
| url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303907.html | | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303907.html | ||
| 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]]'' | | date= 2008-01-06 | publisher= ''[[The Washington Post]]'' | ||
| accessdate= 2008-06-10 </ref><ref> | | accessdate= 2008-06-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | ||
| 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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|date= |year= |month= |format= [[PDF]] |work= |publisher= [[Murdoch University]], [[Western Australia]] | |date= |year= |month= |format= [[PDF]] |work= |publisher= [[Murdoch University]], [[Western Australia]] | ||
| accessdate= 2008-06-10 </ref><ref>All you wanted to know about Algae and Algal oil: | | accessdate= 2008-06-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | ||
|All you wanted to know about Algae and Algal oil: | |||
| url= http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com | |||
| title= "Algal Oil Diesel, LLP" | |||
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| publisher: "Jim Miller"}}</ref> | |||
However, it does appear to have greater environmental impact than other forms of biofuel. | However, it does appear to have greater environmental impact than other forms of biofuel.<ref>[http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/engineers_find_significant_environmental_impacts_147076.html Engineers Find Significant Environmental Impacts with Algae-Based Biofuel]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{attrib wikipedia|Biofuel}} | {{attrib wikipedia|Biofuel}} | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 5 June 2011
Algae fuel, 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 soybeans.[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 Post. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "{PhD thesis on algae production for bioenergy}" (PDF). Murdoch University, Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ ""Algal Oil Diesel, LLP"".
- ↑ Engineers Find Significant Environmental Impacts with Algae-Based Biofuel
External links
- Algaloildiesel - Growing and harvesting algae and transforming it oil into biodiesel. (Wiki with a 83 pages, little current activity.)