tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post114922196672022976..comments2023-12-27T04:58:41.112-08:00Comments on BIOconversion Blog: Using Algae to Recycle Flue Gas into BiofuelsC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1149756349213875462006-06-08T01:45:00.000-07:002006-06-08T01:45:00.000-07:00It is indeed exciting to see the prospects for bio...It is indeed exciting to see the prospects for biodiesel from algae...I guess what is not known at this stage is the cost of producing biodiesel from algae in large-scale...but this area is certainly worth every bit of effort currently being spent...<BR/><BR/>A site I found that focussed on <B><A HREF="http://www.oilgae.com" REL="nofollow">Biodiesel from Algae is Oilgae.com</A></B>...these guys Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1149362121102542392006-06-03T12:15:00.000-07:002006-06-03T12:15:00.000-07:00Cost vs. value. The social value of CO2 reduction ...Cost vs. value. The social value of CO2 reduction would probably outweigh the cost even if there is no net profit. It could be incentivized with carbon credits.C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1149336721066122092006-06-03T05:12:00.000-07:002006-06-03T05:12:00.000-07:00What exciting news. A 40% reduction in CO2, and an...What exciting news. A 40% reduction in CO2, and an 86% reduction in N2O is HUGE for the environment. Then to end up with ethanol and bio-diesel as a by-product? Wow.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if the process would yield ENOUGH bio-fuels to pay for the smokestack apparatus and the enzymes?corndoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292263790072409842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1149301274912488142006-06-02T19:21:00.000-07:002006-06-02T19:21:00.000-07:00Great solutions require great marketing, just like...Great solutions require great marketing, just like anything else. Why didn't Sony win the Betamax vs. VHS battle in the 70's? Marketing. Why aren't electric cars still around? Marketing. Of course, it is painful to contemplate the amount of backroom lobbying and greed that has killed off some civilization transforming technologies.<BR/><BR/>Being good or even being the best technology isn't C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1149279396223643022006-06-02T13:16:00.000-07:002006-06-02T13:16:00.000-07:00Why has the whole algae alternative (to coin a phr...Why has the whole algae alternative (to coin a phrase) gotten so little attention in the recent "biofuels" hysteria? Seems to me it's a vital part of the cycle, but all the talk of corn and switchgrass seems to have overwhelmed it...<BR/><BR/>Great blog. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Brad MunsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com