Florida Algae-preneurs - Making Fuel from Algae - Jan 10, 2011 - Cynthia Barnett - Florida Trend - Future Fuels - Generation - Technical Articles - Index - Library - GENI - Global Energy Network Institute. Jan 10, 2011 - Cynthia Barnett - FloridaTrend.com VanderBrekel displays fuel derived from algae.
On 1,000 acres on the northwest shores of Lake Apopka, Orlando businessman Nick VandenBrekel touts a new crop for Florida that he says can help boost the state's economy as it provides another source of alternative energy. His company, Agrisys, has raised more than $25 million from investors and plans to break ground this quarter on ponds and a small refinery where VandenBrekel says Agrisys will be able to grow algae, process it into an oil, and refine the oil into jet fuel, diesel or gasoline. Algae. Algae Biodiesel - Research is underway to convert algae to biodiesel. Algae Biodiesel - The prospect of replacing fossil fuels with biodiesel from algae is exciting.
While algae, as a potentially viable biodiesel crop is increasingly gaining importance, there still are several challenges ahead for the cultivation and extraction of algal oil for large scale production of biodiesel fuel. Main ingredients for algae growth are sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide (CO2) They are available in abundance. During the process of photosynthesis, algae converts carbon dioxide (CO2) - a major contributor to global warming, to oxygen. Because algae consumes CO2, it is popularly believed that algae helps reduce the overall quantity of CO2 present in the atmosphere.
Contrary to that belief, the CO2 taken from the atmosphere is returned in full when algal biodiesel is burned. NEW%20PPBR_InstructionsPhotosChelatedIron6-2011-1. Aurora Algae Secures Full $2 Million LEED Grant for Successful Production of Algae-Based Platform. How do i turn algae into fuel? - Physics Forums. The easiest and cheapest way is to use a centrifuge to separate the algae from the water, and then a press [like an olive press] to remove the oil from the algae.
There are many methods of extracting the oil from the algae, including the use of chemicals. If you go to you will find many links and good information. Once you have separated the oil from the algae, it is fairly straighforward to convert the oil to biodiesel through a chemical process known as transesterification. It would be a stretch to do all of this for a science fair project. Your expectations on quantities may also be unrealistic. Algae As Car Fuel: Possible, But Not Sustainable? Growing algae as a source of fuel could consume vast amounts of water and fertilizer, according to a study by the National Academy of Sciences.
There's also a risk that the energy required to produce these fuels would make them impractical. These daunting technical problems need to be overcome if the nation wants to turn to algae fuels as a substitute for gasoline. Copyright © 2012 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. Let's take a look at alternative energy now. NPR's Richard Harris reports. RICHARD HARRIS, BYLINE: The U.S. Jennie Hunter-Cevera chaired the committee that took on that task. JENNIE HUNTER-CEVERA: You can look at the amount of energy going into it. How to make algae into fuel.
How can algae be converted into biofuel?" Report_Sample. Where’s My Algae-Powered Car? By Michael J.
Coren Algae was sold as a miracle cure to our fossil fuel addition–oil! Produced by nature! But so far it has failed to materialize in large amounts. But new techniques and business models are on the verge of revitalizing the industry. Algae, it seemed, would be the oil gushers of the 21st century. The problem is that the process has been expensive and difficult to scale: Algae compete ferociously for sunlight, give up their oils only grudgingly, and demand lots of fresh water. But not impossible–and some companies are making advances in farming that could turn algae into an enormous cash crop. “This will turn out to be the corn of the algae world,” says Dr. “It’s very difficult to produce fuel only, and it would be very difficult to do economically,” says Vick. California-based Sapphire Energy is pursuing a similar strategy at its 300-acre demonstration facility in New Mexico, which churns out one million gallons of oil a day.
Media Contact: pr@aurorainc.com. Aurora Algae Expands Team with Appointments of New Chief Financial Officer and New Senior Vice President of Sales. HAYWARD, Calif., Nov 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aurora Algae today announced the appointment of two new executives to help drive commercialization of its algae-based platform for sustainable nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, aquaculture and renewable-energy products.
Connie Sandusky joins the Company as senior vice president of sales, responsible for developing sales and marketing strategy, while Thomas Willardson will serve as chief financial officer, overseeing Aurora Algae's finance and accounting functions. "With our demonstration facility in full operation, successfully producing tons of biomass per month, we now need to quickly scale our financial, operations and sales teams to meet the growing demand for algae-based products," said Greg Bafalis, CEO of Aurora Algae. Connie Sandusky joins Aurora Algae with 18 years of experience driving growth in B2B food ingredient businesses. She previously served as director of sales, Americas, at D.D. Advanced BioFuels USA » Algae/Other Aquatic Organisms.
Fishing Company Begins Cultivating Algae for Biofuel by Analia Murias (FIS Worldnews) Pesquera San José plans to produce biofuels from brown algae (Macrocystis pyrifera), better known as huiro.
With this objective in mind, the company is now co-developing the InnovaChile project BAL Biofuels, a consortium … Nebraska Universities Win $20M Research Grant (AP/Bloomberg Business Week) Several Nebraska universities will share a $20 million grant to develop new research focused on algae and nanotechnology, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced Monday. Part of the five-year National Science Foundation grant will help … Predicting Algal Lipid Content Using NIR Spectroscopy by Lieve Laurens, Ed Wolfrum, and Al Darzins (NREL/Algae Industry Magazine) At NREL’s National Bioenergy Center, we are working towards developing a new method for estimating the oil or lipid content and chemical composition in a … Business Briefs.