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• Boeing to Fly on Biofuel
  Srikant Rajan 05:51:50 am on July 4, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: algae biofuel, Algal Biofuel Organization, biofuel, boeing, japanese airlines

  Japan Airlines(JAL) plans to test a biofuel based alternative for powering its flights as early as 2009.JAl plans to use a mixture of conventional jet fuel and second generation biofuel to power one of the 4 engines in a Boeing with the rest being powered by conventional fuel. Additionally the fuel used will be specifically processed from non edible food products thus avoiding any potential adverse impact on food grains consumption.

  Rising fuel prices have hit airlines operating cost, forcing them to look for alternative fuel sources. In February, Virgin Atlantic successfully conducted the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered partially with biofuel — a mixture of coconut and babassu oil in one of its four main fuel tanks. German based Lufthansa also plans a 25% reduction in GHG emissions and biofuel use in its aircrafts by 2010. Finally the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), in which Boeing plays a leading role, also plans to employ algae for producing a biofuel alternative to jet fuel.

   

• Global Warming ??? Suck Up The Carbon !
  Srikant Rajan 01:59:11 pm on June 25, 2008 | 1 | # |
  Tags: algae, algae biofuel, algae growth, Algal Biomass Organization, biofuel, boeing, carbon dioxide, global warming, petroalgae

  Algae based biofuel provides a lot of advantages.This process of algae growth ,like a crop and further harvesting it to obtain biofuel leaves a very low carbon impact on the environment.The biggest advantage of algaaculture is that it can act as a source for removing carbon dioxide from air.Research has proven that algae growth in  CO2-enriched air can yield oil that can be converted into high grade biodiseal.Additionally the byproducts left behind after processing algae can be used as animal feed.PetroAlgae,is one of the organizations actively pursuing this endeavor.Fred Tennant, VP,PetroAlgae is overseeing the development of a process in which algae is harvested from fresh-water ponds , converted to oil and refined to biodiseal. The byproducts ,can be further used as a protein rich animal feed.

  The recently formed  Algal Biomass Organization for promoting renewable and sustainable commodities derived from algae,is being promoted by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.Thus it seems that algae has enormous potential for developing as a sustainable energy source.