Comments on: Challenges for algal fuels (part 2) http://www.renewableenergyjobs.com/greenleader/biofuels/challenges-for-algal-fuels-part-2/ The issues that matter Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sam Newell http://www.renewableenergyjobs.com/greenleader/biofuels/challenges-for-algal-fuels-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Sam Newell Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:42:58 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyjobs.com/greenleader/?p=397#comment-146 (Posted by Sam Newell of behalf of Robert Rapier) Daniel, Note that this is a short overview. I have multiple sources for everything I have written here. I also did not - as you suggest - discount the feasibility of biofuels in general. My comments in this essay were specific to algal fuel. You can read through some of the following essays that delve much deeper into the issues. You will find that my conclusions on neither viability nor cost are based on a single report. I have at least 3 independent sources on the cost being over $20/gal. In addition to the NREL study, there was also a study commissioned by the government in British Columbia last year. They came to the same conclusion: Nowhere close to commercial feasibility. Anyway, have a read through some of the essays I linked to below. RR http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/06/book-review-green-algae-strategy.html http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/05/greenfuel-bites-dust.html http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2007/05/algal-biodiesel-fact-or-fiction.html http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-reality-checks-for-algal-biodiesel.html http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/03/prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim.html (Posted by Sam Newell of behalf of Robert Rapier)

Daniel,

Note that this is a short overview. I have multiple sources for everything I have written here. I also did not - as you suggest - discount the feasibility of biofuels in general. My comments in this essay were specific to algal fuel.

You can read through some of the following essays that delve much deeper into the issues. You will find that my conclusions on neither viability nor cost are based on a single report. I have at least 3 independent sources on the cost being over $20/gal. In addition to the NREL study, there was also a study commissioned by the government in British Columbia last year. They came to the same conclusion: Nowhere close to commercial feasibility. Anyway, have a read through some of the essays I linked to below.

RR

http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/06/book-review-green-algae-strategy.html

http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/05/greenfuel-bites-dust.html

http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2007/05/algal-biodiesel-fact-or-fiction.html

http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-reality-checks-for-algal-biodiesel.html

http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2009/03/prospects-for-algal-biodiesel-dim.html

]]> By: Daniel Sitarz http://www.renewableenergyjobs.com/greenleader/biofuels/challenges-for-algal-fuels-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Daniel Sitarz Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:54 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyjobs.com/greenleader/?p=397#comment-143 I think that it unfortunate that you use the conclusions from a report that was issued 13 years ago to discount the feasibility of biofuels. Additionally, you use a production cost quote from a company that has many reasons not to let competitors in on how close they may be to actual commercialization of algal fuel. There are many other companies involved in this effort that you failed to include is this cursory report. I think that it unfortunate that you use the conclusions from a report that was issued 13 years ago to discount the feasibility of biofuels. Additionally, you use a production cost quote from a company that has many reasons not to let competitors in on how close they may be to actual commercialization of algal fuel. There are many other companies involved in this effort that you failed to include is this cursory report.

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