[samtheman]

pond scum to biodiesel

Is there ongoing research on liquifying democrats?

[TommyDale]

If they can create energy sources from pond scum, can you just imagine what we could power with Democrats?

[Bigh4u2]

"Pond Scum to Biodiesel"

I just knew some day there would be a use for liberals.

[Uncledave]

Renewable Energy Ping

Please Freep Mail me if you'd like on/off

[coloradan]

Algae [...] can produce 100 times more oil per acre than conventional soil-tilled crops that are now being grown for biofuel use

So these other crops have less than 1% photosynthesis efficieny? I thought they were better than that ... better than solar cells, even, at ~10% or so.

[kinoxi]

This makes more sense to me than other slower growing, more labor intensive biomass materials if they can get the output high enough.

[Brad from Tennessee]

I read about this a year or so ago. The paper I read said this algae could be grown in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants piped to shallow ponds in desert areas. The paper claimed an area the size of Rhode Island would produce enough bio-diesel to fuel the existing U.S. diesel vehicle fleet. May have been a bit hyped.

[Abathar]

Ping - Your off your mark today...

[saganite]

Useless. Pond scum will quickly be put on the endangered species list.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

ping.

[curiosity]

Interesting, but I have one big question: won't this cut into our supply of fertilizer? You have to put some biological waste back into the soil or else you deplete it of its nutrients. What happens if we burn all our waste in our cars? Doesn't seem very sustainable to me.

[Kevmo]

Congress generates a lot of hot air from pond scum, so if we could just harness that hot air....

[gcruse]

Pond scum?

What you hear is the sound of a shark jumping. The fuel diversity fad has reached critical mass. Willie Nelson is tipping over.

[TxGrandMom]

Saw a similar setup on TV last night--I think on the History Channel.

It was in Arizona. The algae is/are (?) in transparent tubes angled to receive sunlight.

It sounded quite interesting.

[southland]

bttt

[southland]

bttt