thedailygreen.com— The remote Hawaiian island of Kona will be the host for an innovative new fuel-making plant: Royal Dutch Shell plans to open a facility that makes biodiesel from algae.
Dec 12, 2007View in Crawl 4
This is fantastic. Biofuels from landgrown crops has some negative aspects. Land usage etc. While the idea of moving renewable energy sources into the sea is fantastic. Like tide-based turbines for generating electricity. Cape Town could do with both concepts.
Burning crops and deforestation to make for biodiesel croplands is as bad as using petroleum. Algae doesnt do taht though, it is much much cleaner than other biofuels. (in response to both of you)
Conveniently, high oil algaes flourish theb est in deserts.There are tons of deserts in the south-western united states (nevada and new mexico and arizona and eastern california)
What is really needed is to refocus on bio diesel derived from algae farms. No food vs energy dilemma. Unlike ethanol production, algae farms remove carbon dioxide from the air. Put that together with new laws curbing high sulfur diesel and a new diesel exhaust scrubbing technology called blue technology, that uses a urine-like substance and we're on our way to both a sustainable, renewal energy production and use model that also keeps our petrodollars out of the hands of foreign terrorists. What does it take to get it done? A persistent involved public pushing hard to see it through.
sinudeityDec 13, 2007
This is fantastic. Biofuels from landgrown crops has some negative aspects. Land usage etc. While the idea of moving renewable energy sources into the sea is fantastic. Like tide-based turbines for generating electricity. Cape Town could do with both concepts.
darphDec 13, 2007
Kona isn't an island, and it already has a huge government sponsored natual power lab, even has an algae farm.<a class="user" href="http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20america/usa/hawaii/big%20island/entity_419486.html">http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20america/usa/ha ...</a>
cottonthepiratDec 13, 2007
This is far from a done deal. Here is a link to the local Hilo side paper discussing the issue. Plus Kona is where the big tourist dollars are on Big Island. People here protest a ferry service, they will protest this and anything else. <a class="user" href="http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2007/12/12/local_news/local02.txt">http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2007/ ...</a>
schneckehausDec 13, 2007
Burning crops and deforestation to make for biodiesel croplands is as bad as using petroleum. Algae doesnt do taht though, it is much much cleaner than other biofuels. (in response to both of you)
schneckehausDec 13, 2007
Conveniently, high oil algaes flourish theb est in deserts.There are tons of deserts in the south-western united states (nevada and new mexico and arizona and eastern california)
thku4graceApr 19, 2008
What is really needed is to refocus on bio diesel derived from algae farms. No food vs energy dilemma. Unlike ethanol production, algae farms remove carbon dioxide from the air. Put that together with new laws curbing high sulfur diesel and a new diesel exhaust scrubbing technology called blue technology, that uses a urine-like substance and we're on our way to both a sustainable, renewal energy production and use model that also keeps our petrodollars out of the hands of foreign terrorists. What does it take to get it done? A persistent involved public pushing hard to see it through.