In the beginning ... to correct a famous ontology ... was Algae
In addition to the sites listed by Fred - this one is very
specific with lots of links:
http://www.oilgae.com/
Good info - and the enormous yield which is avialable is a big
surprise.
Forget ethanol - biodiesel rules!
There is a dedicated forum:
http://www.biodieselnow.com/
Biodiesel, combined with onboard electrolysis (the H2 "pilot" for
cold starts and added efficiency) all added to the plug-in hybrid
config is looking like the ultimate soultion - and it is
carbon-neutral (except for the plug-in part)
----- Original Message -----
From: Frederick Sparber
Out-Sourced plant nutrients. Los angeles-Phoenix Express, so to
speak?
http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html
"NREL's research showed that one quad (7.5 billion gallons) of
biodiesel could be produced from 200,000 hectares of desert land
(200,000 hectares is equivalent to 780 square miles, roughly
500,000 acres), if the remaining challenges are solved (as they
will be, with several research groups and companies working
towards it, including ours at UNH). In the previous section, we
found that to replace all transportation fuels in the US, we would
need 140.8 billion gallons of biodiesel, or roughly 19 quad! s
(one quad is roughly 7.5 billion gallons of biodiesel). To produce
that amount would require a land mass of almost 15,000 square
miles. To put that in perspective, consider that the Sonora desert
in the southwestern US comprises 120,000 square miles. Enough
biodiesel to replace all petroleum transportation fuels could be
grown in 15,000 square miles, or roughly 12.5 percent of the area
of the Sonora desert (note for clarification - I am not advocating
putting 15,000 square miles of algae ponds in the Sonora desert"
http://www.aquariumpros.com/articles/algae.shtml
"Like any plant, algae require food to survive. The three main
nutrients that algae need are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
In an aquarium, these nutrients come from fish waste, uneaten
food, the metabolism of beneficial bacteria, and the decay of
other organics such as plant debris or even dead algae. There is
also a surprisingly high amount of phosphorus in our tap water. "
http://www.geocities.com/impatients63/FreeUreaBasedFertilizer.htm
"Studies indicate that each person's waste fluids can provide
enough nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to grow a year's supply
of wheat and maize for that person. According to some studies,
human waste can be an even more effective fertilizer than animal
manure."
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/em/em8586/
"Most dairies need no commercial fertilizer if they use manure
properly. In most cases, manure can supply all the nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium, and several other nutrients needed for
forage production."
"More than half the nutrients in dairy rations are excreted in
manure. The key to managing manure is to treat it as a resource by
recycling these nutrients to produce forage. For example, one
lactating dairy cow's manure can supply enough nitrogen for 1.5
acres of silage corn."
By the Time it Gets to Phoenix, they'll be waiting?
Fred
