September 4th, 2006
So Spain isn't the only country interested in those green creatures you find in your swimming pool. Apparently, so is Israel. Israel-based alga Technologies is looking for an alternative to the alternative, deriving biofuels from Algae.
The difference from their Spanish counterparts? Amir Drory of Alga Technologies says that their approach involves both Biodiesel and Bioethanol (for comparison, see that entry on biodiesel from Algae here). To make biodiesel, photosynthesis is involved. Algae is exposed to sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce sugars, fats, and proteins. The result would be components of biodiesel. To produce ethanol, a fermentation process would instead take place. But regardless of the product, the most important factor is the algae, and AlgaTech's mission is to simply find the best microalgae for the job. They still have three years to go at it. I hope they succeed.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
send me news about bioethanol from algae
June 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Please send me more information. I am a Political Economist in the process of writing a book on the Quest for Energy Security.
I would like to know more about the process. I believe Algae BioDiesel will replace all other renewables for transportation, but so far, all the literature expresses difficulties and obstacles and places it too far into the future.