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Algae – the alternative to the fossil fuels.
by Milota Sidorova

Questions we ask about every alternative source of energy is its effectivity, price and environmental impact. Although one realize that most of alternative energies can't meet the level of such effectivity (the quantity of provided energy), the research is not stopping.Today we focus on biofuels. We have heard of palm oil or animal faeces, but this time it can be a simple plant generating the energy. The same plants that caused the evolution of the oil in the oceans. Algae. Microalgae, the Spanish company from Alicante is developing its second plant for generating energy from greens. The mechanisms remains of huge cylinders filled with the water and algae. Carbon Dioxide a! nd the sun creates the food for the plant. Algae increases its number with the increasing amount of CO2, so at the end of the day, half empty cylinder generates 100 percent of its volume. The algae is then dried up and converted into the oily liquid. The liquid smells of petroleum and being burnt it creates relatively comparative amount of the energy. Here, let's add some more facts – The factory can create 12 tons of algae per day. 12 tons is equal to 600 barrels of energetic liquid that can generate the electricity for 20, 000 people. The question remains of its environmental impact that is higher than water or wind factories. Carbon absorbed by the plant is being burned and returns back to the atmosphere. The emissions are increasing. The only advantage of such electricity making is a sustainable energy source. Basically you can grow algae everywhere. The answer to the question whether it can cover man's energy need is negative. It can't. But it is more sustainable! when you're thinking in regional dimensions.

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by Milota Sidorova for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

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