Greenbeat.com. Blog Directory | Greenedia | Top Environmental Blogs, Expert Gre. CNET - Green Tech blog | Greenedia | Top Environmental Blogs, Ex. Earth2Tech. 3rd Generation Biofuel Algae - (Build 20100401064631) As known as Oilgae as well, is being considered to be the third generation biofuel. Its production is low cost and high yield, almost 30 times more energy production per acre as compared to the land required by other conventional feedstock to produce biofuels. At present researches are being conducted by Alga culture (farming Algae) to produce different fuels to harvest for making vegetable oil, biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethanol, biobutanol and other biofuels and it seems if the methodology is sustainable than other available biofuels then using algae to produce bio diesel would be the only viable method to replace the need of gasoline used for automotive today. Biofuels are considered to be the best way to reduce green house gas emissions and alternate to the pollutant fossil fuels.
Third Generation Biofuels « Biofuels and Bio-Based Carbon Mitiga. By Sam Lines The biofuels industry is undergoing a fairly large transformation after the debacle of corn-ethanol subsidies in the U.S., and there is a new class of feedstocks at the forefront of this movement. Algae is one of the most promising of these second- and third-generation feedstocks, and as such has been attracting many new companies and significant amounts of new investment.
An initial look at the process and energy metrics of growing algae and converting it to biofuels sheds some light on the promise that this new feedstock holds. There are also other strategic advantages that algae hold over traditional terrestrial row crops. This paper will take a look at the current state of, and trends in, the industry. Current trends and the future of the algae-based biofuels industry For longer than most people are probably aware, algae have been considered an incredibly promising feedstock for a number of uses. Bibliography Benemann, J.R. 2008. Chisti, Y. 2007. Dismukes, G. Like this: A quick look at 'fourth generation' biofuels - (Build 2010040106.