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Re: repeat58 post# 7644

Thursday, 02/24/2011 10:32:56 AM

Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:32:56 AM

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One of my partners was intent on solving the fuel crisis with algae, but here are a few considerations. It's not the amount of oil, it's the cost per gallon. Algae farms supposedly have the potential to produce what you said, however, they are expensive to operate. Then, when you add in the costs of possible algae die offs, which, as of yet, haven't been explained, the economics of these farms aren't really that favorable as of yet. Plus, biodiesel itself is not that promising of a fuel. It gels, it degrads, and cetane is usually lower. Renewable diesel is the future, biodiesel was just a start.