OT What if it works?

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Now this would truly be going green in color as well as impact!

xman, in you linked article the author poo-poos the idea on cost alone, not a mention of it not being feasible due to energy consumed in producing algae-based fuel.

Costs of anything are variable with time…it may not be cost-effective right now but that doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future.

If he had made a case based on energy consumption, his argument would be something to consider. As it is, he’s all wet (or algae-covered).

[an]

[quote=xironman]It won’t http://robertrapier.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim/, but thanks for playing.[/quote]
The only reason brought forth by this link as to why you think it won’t be cause of cost. Remember, algea biodiesel is still in its infancy stage. Solar, wind, corn ethanol, etc are not economically feasible either when they were at this stage of development. In this article, he say the cost of creating 1 gallon of biodiesel from algae is 10-15 times higher than oil. But then he admits that BC gets 1/3 of the sunlight per year compare to some other places, so the cost as it stands right now, is 3-5 times. This also does not take government subsidies into consideration.

[an]

[quote=xironman]It won’t http://robertrapier.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim/, but thanks for playing.[/quote]
The only reason brought forth by this link as to why you think it won’t be cause of cost. Remember, algea biodiesel is still in its infancy stage. Solar, wind, corn ethanol, etc are not economically feasible either when they were at this stage of development. In this article, he say the cost of creating 1 gallon of biodiesel from algae is 10-15 times higher than oil. But then he admits that BC gets 1/3 of the sunlight per year compare to some other places, so the cost as it stands right now, is 3-5 times. This also does not take government subsidies into consideration.

[an]

[quote=xironman]It won’t http://robertrapier.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim/, but thanks for playing.[/quote]
The only reason brought forth by this link as to why you think it won’t be cause of cost. Remember, algea biodiesel is still in its infancy stage. Solar, wind, corn ethanol, etc are not economically feasible either when they were at this stage of development. In this article, he say the cost of creating 1 gallon of biodiesel from algae is 10-15 times higher than oil. But then he admits that BC gets 1/3 of the sunlight per year compare to some other places, so the cost as it stands right now, is 3-5 times. This also does not take government subsidies into consideration.

[an]

[quote=xironman]It won’t http://robertrapier.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim/, but thanks for playing.[/quote]
The only reason brought forth by this link as to why you think it won’t be cause of cost. Remember, algea biodiesel is still in its infancy stage. Solar, wind, corn ethanol, etc are not economically feasible either when they were at this stage of development. In this article, he say the cost of creating 1 gallon of biodiesel from algae is 10-15 times higher than oil. But then he admits that BC gets 1/3 of the sunlight per year compare to some other places, so the cost as it stands right now, is 3-5 times. This also does not take government subsidies into consideration.

[an]

[quote=xironman]It won’t http://robertrapier.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim/, but thanks for playing.[/quote]
The only reason brought forth by this link as to why you think it won’t be cause of cost. Remember, algea biodiesel is still in its infancy stage. Solar, wind, corn ethanol, etc are not economically feasible either when they were at this stage of development. In this article, he say the cost of creating 1 gallon of biodiesel from algae is 10-15 times higher than oil. But then he admits that BC gets 1/3 of the sunlight per year compare to some other places, so the cost as it stands right now, is 3-5 times. This also does not take government subsidies into consideration.

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