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Re: ruke post# 92220

Monday, 06/21/2010 4:22:46 PM

Monday, June 21, 2010 4:22:46 PM

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You might be right. So let's take a look at the inputs.


The largest input for producing algae oil is sunlight. As far as I know, that's free.

So then it's nutrients...poop, pee, and CO2. Anyone know where these can be had? I mean, how do greenhouses operate? Just how in the world do they make dry ice? I bet there's a show on Discovery Channel about the mysterious substance known as dry ice, I'll have to google it later. And setting your PBRs up to take the dried biomass that's been oil squeezed and put the pellets into digesters to burn and create more CO2 to loop back in, well, that's just plain crazy to think someone would want to do that.

Closed loop system means land. How much does an acre of desert land run? And then of course, there's the excavation, grading, basin set up, water lines, electrical set up. Now THAT could be expensive, especially if you set your PBR up outside of the cost sharing structure the DVJ farm allows you to partake in.

I think you're on to something here ruke. Can you tell me how you came up with 5 times the price?