Comments on: Flying High on Algae – KLM Tests Algae-Based Kerosene for Airplane Fuel

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:22:48 +0000

The problem is when stuff gets really mature and competitive the oil tycoons will lower the oil prices sharply. that will devastate every biofuel effort immediatly rendering it unprofitable. then the oil prices will go up again. oil reserves are harvested in a very controlled way. production is tightly controlled in order to keep prices at their current level.

By: glen hemerick

glen hemerick — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:43:07 +0000

algae for fuel. i have experience since 1962 mass culture of algae and cheap harvest of solid algae as feed for animals. i have experience as chemist converting coal to diesel at fort lewis wa, src .
my comment is we need to combine all available cheap,clean energy sources.
i can distill heptane from logging waste and from stumps. i can convert by hydrogenation to liquid hydrocarbons local coal plus lignite and peat.i can distill and hydrogenize weeds and other unused organic materials. i can locate on usgs maps waterfalls which can be used for hydroelectric power for electric vehicles and for electrolysis of water for hydrogen, using the electricity nearby for heating the conversion of solid coal etc to liquid fuels.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:44:34 +0000

Yeah, there’s some real exciting stuff happening in this area. The book by Fred Krupp (that I reference in this post:
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/the-best-renewable-energy-sour-003168.php is a great source for what’s happening at the forefront of energy innovation.
Another aspect that’s interesting is how these alternative energy sources are looking more and more attractive purely in an economic sense given the current situation with oil.

By: John Korstad

John Korstad — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:27:41 +0000

I like this!