How the Technology Works - algae to biofuels
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- Algae.Tec is a globally focused advanced renewable oil company.
Algae.Tec is commercializing an enclosed modular high-yield algae to oil growth system at the Algae Development & Manufacturing Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
Algae.Tec is a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the ADR market in the USA.
The Algae.Tec photo bio-reactors use water, sunlight and nutrients to grow algae that produces high-value sustainable fuels such as biodiesel and jet fuel.
Facilities are being constructed at Nowra south of Sydney, Australia and the Holcim manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka. Roll-out plans include sites in China, Germany and USA.
I don't care which country developed it ...it deserves a damn medal of honor ...Mother Earth Thanks you
me too
Apparently growing medical weed like a million other companies was more important than his revolutionary design to these people so they stopped focusing on this idea sadly.
Thank you. That makes sense. I live in the tropics. The idea of frost didn't cross my mind. Here controlling algae outdoors is the problem. Container production with climate control will definitely boost the scope and intensity of cultivation. Still, the idea of green things growing in a steel enclosure somehow seems wrong :).
10 years later and still no Algae fuel.
Lacklustre government ya got
the way he says algae makes me want to crush my monitor and throw it out the window
IKR! Aljey
The way he says algae is consistent with how speakers of British English would pronounce this word. It is the American "aljey" version that is the weird way to say it, although I still use it regularly, to be understood (or maybe just habit).
Algi Tech FTW Globaly
Hahaha... woop... there it goes.
@@123hobo321 Actually it is not. The guy speaks it like he only knows the word from reading. The pronunciation, also in british english, is completely different.
We need to start implementing these NOW!!
Welp, Algae Tec is almost dead soooo that ain't happenin
Yes it should start
I agree, but it'll take time to transition globally. Many of us can't even afford to buy EVs as of today. Some government officials want to ban the sale of gas vehicles and mandate EVs by the end of the 2030s, something like that. But again, there are people who live in rural areas where the nearest EV charging station is more than an hour from where they live, unless they can have their own EV chargers. That's another thing. I'd honestly rather find ways to make cleaner and plant-based oil for the gas-running vehicles than to keep relying on underground drilling for fossil fuels. It'll be a big success if algae-based gas show not only cleaner environmental impacts, but also better performance on these cars than the traditional fossil fuel gas.
I think we should be using this algae biodiesel technology in the communities we reside in. Independent or co-existing with other green sources of energy, such as solar and wind. This will then lighten the burden on the grid. Commercial use of these fuels is another way for business to ride the backs of individuals, who otherwise would benefit from it's uses in a community setting. Energy is a personal/shared thing, just like fire, we all gather around a campfire, to eat, drink and be marry.
This truly can be self sustaining process, you would power combustion engine which would generate energy you use that energy to generate electricity. Then you use electricity to sustain algae life and then they in turn would produce energy. If simple people were taught the process of turning algae to fuel then they could show world how green technology will save the world.
how do you have light inside a closed system like a container? are there lamps inside the bioreactor?
Beatriz Pereira I had the same question and did some digging. Algea Tec, a startup biofuels company, developed an experimental proprietary algea production system called, The "McConchie-Stroud System". Its shipping containers are "linked to solar light capture arrays and a carbon dioxide source (a power station or commercial emitter of carbon dioxide)." Solar light capture arrays reflect sunlight into fiber optic cables located inside of the containers. biomassmagazine.com/articles/7666/the-road-to-commercialization/?ref=brm
They used this video, more promotional than educational, to attract more investment in late 2011 and early 2012, so as to build a few pilot projects at CO2 producing power plants around the world. Their stock peaked at 5.57 per share in Dec 2011. It now trades at $0.73/share. www.google.com/finance?q=OTCMKTS%3AALGXY&ei=mgPwUcj_IYSbkgXgJA
Alex Articulated damn. it's going bankrupt :( :( :(
OldSoulPortal The company just cant beat those coop-billionaires and oil industry. The rich simply crushed the company rather than jump over to a more potential, far less known tech for now and save it until the rigs are dried
@@bf842903 But the ‘’rigs’’ will never run dry more Oil is being discovered all the time, the main thing stopping a transition onto Carbon Negative Algae Bio Fuel is the £€$Billions given in fossil fuel subsidies, that makes any alternative fuel ‘uncompetitive’.
Politicians and ev car owners be like: imma gonna pretend I didn't see that lol 😂
Pressing is the cold process way of extracting the oil. You can also separate oil( tar) and gas by high heat and water. Without using chemicals.
How..can u please explain?
i just hope these containers use sun as light source XD
half of the cost???
Great Scott!
Whe should see each other more often..
One important factor U forgot to mention is that these type of fuels are LESS POLLUTING! and the systems waste is mostly recyclable ♻️
People, there are many many sites about this. Let me fill in the gaps.
1) grows quick, on the 3rd day, it is oil, much much much quicker than corn or soybean oil.
2) you don't need a whole lot of land like corn or soybean oil, you could use like 1acre or 2 for making the same amount of a large field of corn or soybean oil.
3) it was already been tested with a car, works fine, a naval ship, works fine and now they would be testing it with a plane ( I don't know if its been done already)
TonesInfo
Why this didn't pickup ?😕 its been 9 years. World is going crazy over oil
Let's help the environment, I would like to set it up in india to help the poor and develop their lives
I and my frnd are in msc biotwchnology. .
We r also much intrested in this... As to save mother nature
And we too livin in india.
How much you are ready to invest,? Let's do this
a wise man once said to me that the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the pessimist has more information. 'open pond' has the setback that the algae may be infected, 'closed loop' can be problematic for finding cheap sterile CO2. also "finding an algal strain, with a combination of high lipid content and fast growth rate, that isn't too difficult to harvest; and a cost-effective cultivation system".
yet 300 times the oil content of other vegetation, & 30 times faster growth.
I couldn't even pay attention to the information because the word algae was being destroyed every 10 seconds!
Algae is a beautiful organism!
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD WHATS THE COST OF THE REFINING AND ADDITIVES
@HXT De Nonsense, same as with regular biofuel
@Dad E 2:30
Good idea
I have an algae growing system for my fish tanks - that is.
1:14
Accurately, 54% - 56% Biomass according to Damascus University(2009 and 2011)
+Salam Ahmed Some strains yield higher useable cellulosic biomass than others. Quality cellulosic biomass is valuable and important, from paper products to plastics, etc..
As long as it doesn't become a 'get-rich-quick' scheme, I see a bright future for our world and its inhabitants.
So you're inferring that we are all as bad as one another? Greedy, selfish etc.? I prefer the 'we'll save ourselves and others' scenario. I am too old to worry, as I'll be gone decades before all the oil has done the same, but I like to think that this generation (and the next) will assure a healthy, functioning planet for the generations to come. I may be alone. I hope not.
Interesting
I am also a huge believer in sustainable building such as with cob, rammed earth, adobe, etc. Our local building inspectors are corrupt and it is in their best interest to not approve of methods you can 1. source from your own property and 2. do yourself. Society keeps you enslaved to 30 year mortgages working jobs you hate. People would be much happier if they could live on a plot of land, build their own house, and grow their own food.
Noah Beach where you from, we should talk
I highly recommend the book ALL ABOUT ALGAE - Exploring Phycology or Algology: A Comprehensive Guide to Algae and their Significance
I cannot understand why a system that works on photosynthesis would be inside a 40ft container. Are you using solar power to light bulbs inside the containers?
That is an interesting idea, if you could store the containers of algae under the ground or somewhere there was not much light and only run fiber optics cables into would make it much easier for the containers to be stacked and stored in a place that would not be an eyesore.
I wasn't saying that only fiber optics would have to be used to get the light down there, either way I think that they need a mixing blade to insure that more of the algae gets the light. Although this would be an extra step that could go wrong. Also, with the mixing blade, you could only put lights on one side and it would be okay. Unless there is a change in density where light enriched algae would float to the top, and the other would sink down. This would make the system simpler.(idea only).
Where can I get research papers regarding this?
how are you able to pipe light
am very interested with algae to biofuels
Most renewable energy methods are expensive for short term but once everything is set up and run for 10 or so years then it is much more cheaper.
Is it low cost
As long as we move away from oil soon enough im happy, wether that be via electricity via nuclear molten salt reactors, solar, wind and maybe a combination of agae also we can save organisms lives for future gens
Captain Arnoldz I hope you realize that oil is used to produce electricity
Crude oil comes from algae
marvelous !
It may be possible to match algal biofuel production to anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. The anaerobic digesters remove and vent massive amounts of CO2 and methane as waste gases, along with smaller amounts of other nuisance gasses.. Also the wastewater water is extremely abundant, with important trace nutrients. Large wastewater treatment plant facilities usually also have an onsite professional water quality lab, with bio-process lab techs. Also such wastewater plants have operations and mechanical maintenance staff, 24/7, likewise skilled with large biological/mechanical processes, sludge (biomass) handling, etc..
The digesters produce waste CO2 and methane at about 3 parts to 1 part. Thus, a high lipid producing algae, at that point could "carbon capture" while feeding, and so forth.. The available waste methane could co-generate power to cover cost of algae process equipment operation (pumps, and special spectrum light for operating at night/optional)..
Carl Lelandt It is also my opinion that, the larger the scale of the operation, the easier it is to work with, and the more efficient it is.
Carl Lelandt So you think we should send all of our waste water to a facility that turns it into clean water, fuel, and electricity, all while helping repair the atmosphere? That's just dumb. Why would anyone fund something like that?
steven spall I think I see your point.
The problem is there is not enough wastewater treatment to scale algae fuel production high enough to replace oil. But the C02 feedstocks of coal and gas powerplants can potentially meet that demand. If you think about it, in a way those fossil fuel power plants are producing not just power, but millions of tons of plant food that is simply being wasted. That is a valuable side product they can sell to algae farms and thereby sequester the carbon and make liquid fuel and livestock food, enough to save our planet and allow us to keep our high energy consumption at the same time. I call that win-win.
what's stopping you from doing this?
5 yearz later and still not hearing alot about this
@@newwavepressure6478 Exxon has purchased the technology
In waterhub franscheok it's started
It requires large piece of landas the size of a texas
It is not economically viable.
0:40 ad "prices": WTI oil price is under 50$ per barrel.
that's the main problem about this kind of technology - it is too expensive
hab8imnetz 2:34
+hab8imnetz never mind then we can just use up all the earths resources and then be left like cave men again...
for now
Al gee
you probably dont give a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can stream all of the new series on instaflixxer. Been streaming with my brother for the last couple of months xD
@Jaxon Caiden yea, I've been watching on instaflixxer for months myself :)
question, with the algae in the shipping container where the CO2 and nutriets are added, wont they be consuming O2 and sugars to make energy and CO2? as plants at night respire rather then photosynthesis ?
How come there is no boat with an onboard algae farm for fuel?
Are you trying to harvest the bacteria or the carbohydrates that the cyanobacteria produces or both?
Thank you 👍
What's the initial investment for the equipment?
very good. How can I fuel my diesel truck with Algae fuel?
B/c, you're still putting a power in a "government" that is likely to be allocated to just a few certain individuals. Like it is now.
They'll just work their way back into this situation.
Government ruins all.
Algae Bio Fuel etc can easily be produced locally, even if only to Clean Waste Water, which would produce a lot of Carbon Negative Fuel, BioGas etc. So central Gov or private business doesn’t need to have anything to do with it, in fact Algae is perfectly suited to small scale local production.Also we need to Decentralise Society anyway to do away with centralised food etc production and distribution, and the mass transportation system. Direct Participatory Democracies, MicroGrids,Food Forests,Local Autonomy etc.
the good thing about it is the ozone layer can recover from pollution
it works for Big Oil. I'm all for the goal of a sustainable fuel source. To compete with Big Oil, they have to act like Big Oil to put them out of business. This will be cheaper then oil drilling in the long run.
thanks for sharing great insights algae is incredible including as superfood.
i think we should just use crude oil for industrys like food factorys and all important needs. algae be used for regular uses like cars and etc.
Can someone explain to e precisely what the difference is between diesel and biodiesel???
Biodiesel is manufactured from biomass, e.g. algal biomass, sugar cane wastes, oil seed plants. It is a renewable resource unlike crude oil, and both are distilled to produce diesel, petrol, tar etc. Algal biomass for biofuels and renewable fuels is much more attractive an option than land based crops as algae don't compete with food crops and don't require clean freshwater. Many species can be grown using flue gases from power plants which make algae a renewable source of fuels.
Chemically tho is there any difference between the two??
anneeq008
they reduce co2 and need less money
Yes I believe there are slight differences in chemical structure, but bio-crude can still be cracked in a traditional crude oil refinery. There are actually two methods of obtaining Biodiesel that I know of. One method is a simple process involving transesterification which produces crude biodiesel from biomass, and the other involves producing bio-crude (oil) from biomass, which is then cracked in a traditional refinery, as mentioned earlier.
anneeq008
The "bio" is a prefix that indicates it's originating process. But diesel is diesel, a specific hydrocarbon category.
When one reads diesel without a prefix, it actually has an unwritten prefix, which is fossil. Rather like in math, we don't write the (assumed) plus sign, but add the minus sign when the number is negative.
The "bio" indicates modern biological processes that are favorable in many different ways. Fossil source, or derived, not so favorable.
Containers can be stacked up multiple layers to intensify the productivity of the land. This does not seem very high tech. You can get your own containers and join the fun. Think of it like gardening. One locality only needs one cracking centre. Small gardeners can bring their dried produce and have it cracked at the common centre to get their own oil. Howzzat?
If this is better why are we not using it instead of normal petrol fuel?
It's not better. It's better than nothing.
big oil
superleetmegapunx Atleast it can fucking save some money.
Unlike what the government give us....The government only make things even more fucking expensive everyday.
And since algae can be produced in house i dont need to worry about using so much fucking money on crappy low octane they gave us.Screw governments
It is not just better, it leaves fossil crude in the dust, or in the foreign desert.
There are laws that obstruct the development of some biofuels, such as the laws that make it illegal to use waste-gas carbon dioxide from anaerobic digesters for growning algae. Counter productive laws. What a coincidence (that they just happen to favor and protect Big Oil, rather than the environment)...
There's an article in Algae Industry Magazine about some scientists warning that such obstructive, anti-progress laws could destroy biofuels industries.
It still has problems. Mostly price. Your looking at about 49.00 dollars to produce a barrel of petroleum (that's selling for 60). Algae; your talking about hundreds for the same barrel. True it may one day be cheaper, which is why oil companies are becoming more vested in it, but not until the infrusture is in place.
hi,
Iam are also working on a project on production of biofuel from alge ..Iam looking for any subsitute of photobioreactor for algal growth.can anyone suggest any subsitute...and which is the best species of algae
I would like more information about Algae Tec. How to grow algae on large scale in Virginia.
Yes, so much yes. Very smart comment, contradicts your name.
well its an amazing techonology .and i want to do a paper presentation on this . can anyone help me with this ?
Yes I will help you
Hi, May I know do you use the dimming led for better growing micro algae? We hope to exchange more information
what is the annual production capacity
Do You have Project to develope it at the depuration wáter sistem in the city?Using the residual wáter?
Or scale down our economies by learning to be content.
As a diesel user I keep hearing these reports but don't see any results. I still burn diesel made from crude oil.
If we are using algae bio fuel, do we need to change anything in engine for it to give a better result
+vaishali garg Not sure about that. As it is, conventional fossil derived end-product gasoline is chemically treated to fine-tune its combustion for various reasons. Most likely the process would be quite similar with the biofuel end-product, so its in emissions compliance, etc. Existing fossil crude refineries, historically, have made available various adjustments, such as adding other components to the fuel product molecule, or by blending etc.
Fossil derived crude oil often has many impurities, which is one of the reasons for refinement at refineries. A possible big advantage with algae biocrude, is that it may be possible to produce biocrude which has a superior purity, thus greatly reducing refining costs for obtaining a clean end-product gasoline/petrol.
All "fuels" must be eradicated and we should just slop all investments in it to be honest, and all gouvernments around the world should allign in to finding a way to sustain infinite energy and every single vehicle should run on electricity.
Molten salt reactors are one way forward, but we still need much improvments.
@@samgerland6087 government ruins everything though.
Just think over such techniques of future.
Impressive
It’s a great idea but if they’re in shipping containers then how is light the leading nutrient getting to the algae?
looks good
Did you watch Uncle Moe?
[X] doubt.
if water is something that is needed why not build the algae farms near sewage treatment plants
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They loss me @2:39 !!!!!! lmao $44 a barrel its 2021 and noone can produce an Algae fuel at anywhere near that price!!!!!
I really due like this tech, last year, 20+ years ago. Has anyone seen something called cold fission. I know change comes slow and oil will be valuable if we burn it. The science is done, now we have to develop a power system that works the science and we now need money to do so. To those who own oil dollars I understand it is valuable and to use it may would with out blame. Please think about this new energy and invest in its infrastructures and maybe leaving some underground could be ok
If you can keep it growing year round ! with collection system and some modifications to your home and car , all your utilities and fuel would be free ! ...except for the collection system and modifications to your house and vehicles. Blue green algae thrive on CO2 and make Hydrogen in very high amounts ! All these lakes and ponds where it's rampant ,I would collect it in pressurized black shipping containers ,collect the methane for a couple months then sell it for all of its bio fuels , shoot even get lakefront property owners to pay for removal ... like snow removal !
Hmmm. Sounds interesting,never knew algae was so awesome. So the whole thing depends on you having a steady source of carbon dioxide providing that sourcing it will be a piece of cake for many years to come. How much useable fuel is produced per container (I would think it depends on the amount of algae and the carbon dioxide available to them. How do you maintain the optimum health(and gas production rate) of the algae. Is it a better alternative than biogas and biodiesel. Can an electric power plant rely on this fuel and operate efficiently compared to other plants using crude oil based fuels.
so whats the catch? why dont we use it then?
The government and EPA are whinny little fucks who don't want to economically upset the status quo.
Can all lipids be used?
Depends on used for what specifically. Some are better suited for certain applications than others. But, in general, all lipids have some use. Different algae strains produce different lipid kinds, quality and amounts. There's a lot of different kinds of algae out there. Also there's the cellulosic biomass strains, some of which are excellent for plastics and synthetics production, such as textiles. Some algae are good producers of both! So in looking at algae, there's not just the lipid production types, there's also, after lipid extraction, the residual cellulosic biomass value. In short, there's dual purpose algae.
There are lipid algae which are used for cosmetics, some for food related, some for fuel production, etc.
I should mention cellulosic algae and other high-yield cellulosic biomass sources for textiles, plastics and fuel (biochar/biocoal, pellets, etc.). -Check out free online publications/media such as Biomass Magazine.
+Carl Lelandt
There is also a printer that converts algae into a gel for printing products faster than a 3D printer.
Online resources: Algae Industry Magazine and Biomass Magazine. -Read their articles online for free. And you can sign up for free newsletters. For instance, a new bio char (a sort of biocoal) plant just began operation in Oregon. The resources also discuss problems bio fuel, biomass industries have to deal with in Fed. regulations. They also cover developments and breakthroughs internationally.
There's other online publications about algae, biomass, etc.
chack out the comppany called fuelstock
Not half the cost of crude refining
Those people's lives would suck. I've lost my job once, and had to get food stamps b/c money got so tight.
I got a job ASAP so I could continue to pay for my cars/boat. Also so I can maintain my hobbies :)
Who wants to sit around and do nothing all day? For people who want to waste their life to that - I currently have no problem with my taxes going to them. Better than my taxes being dumped into war.
The people will be the government. Not a congress. Every vote is a vote. No representatives.
It's wonder ful
This is a "has been" resource... Guessing that most don't realize that this is more commonly used resource that involves people without their permission nor knowledge....
what type of Algae?
Ashgar Khan Excellent question! This is basically where all the research is needed.. Certain algae strains or types that demonstrate certain qualities need to be selected, then possibly hybridized or "streamlined" to optimize desired characteristics, such as fast growth, ease of self-replication and re-seeding, ease of lipid extraction, usability of leftover sludge biomass for its cellulosic content.. Certain strains of algae may be best suited for hybridized/modifying for low-light growth operation at night (requiring reduced lighting), or tolerance to low temp. environment.. Such low-light/low-temp. algae would be suitable for higher latitude, colder climate operation.. So temp. sensitivity/tolerance is also a factor. Although, as I mentioned in another comment here, matching algae production with anaerobic wastewater treatment plants is a win/win, as algae/water could easily circulate through heat exchangers to maintain appropriate temp. range. Search Amazon books for textbooks on biofuel algaes..
Ok thany for the info
An algae operation that works 24 hrs. per day, may utilize a different algae strain at night, than that used during daytime production, with low-light and special artificial light systems. There's also need for algae strains for use in entirely low-light and no-light, or fully enclosed artificial light systems (photo bioreactors).
#GEORGIA #SWD #GREEN2STAY
'Thankyou (Under 4 Min Video).
The 'corruption' doesn't come from socialists programs. I comes from the congress giving the fed the power to control the "peoples" money supply. Not everyone has the ability to be independent and some need help. Even Ayn Rand lived on SS in her waning years.
You do realize that we have materials that are both transparent AND solid, right?
Can I have a job doing this?
Sign me up Leslie Che
+Leslie Che what do i have to major in?
+André M chemical engineering is your best bet. have a strong background in chemistry, both organic and inorganic, math, physics, etc..
Samson Lozano thanks
+André M there is only a field called "biotechnology", check it
Couldn't be more vague could you.
Haha yes i agree but if you live in canada like me indoors is the only option
Fussion
Its funny how people wanted Middle east to suffer while they themselves also been doing this.
People are really dumb and gullible
Socialism can work off of a point system.
People who don't contribute, will be held at the SAME standards those who don't contribute now. They'll basically live on the minimum.
For everyone else who works, they'll get the basic point package that works as currency. Everyone who has a job, earns points. For desired jobs, obviously there will be waiting lists.
It can be worked out.
Well, I don't like to get political anymore... It upsets me when people blame a president for everything. When really, it is capitalism, congress, and lobbying/bribing. Do I like Obama? No. But I wish people would see past him.
I do, personally wish people didn't bash socialism. They're soo afraid of a broken government... When we're already in a broken government. Socialism can be worked out too - just seems easier to spread power when you title it "SOCIALISM" lol.
Btw I currently grow algae
Add-> make their own fuel from algae fencing
nope,it's my discovery.
BOUT TIME
this seems to have dissadvantages that he is not mentioning here.
But what about gasoline/petrol?
Macroalgae can be used to produce petrol and other fuels. Macroalgae have a lower lipid/oil content but can still be used to produce biomass in large quantities, and the bio-oil produced can be cracked using the same refining methods as crude oil.
ehh90 The algae process is a sort of added step which precedes, or gives us, the biocrude, and from there, similar processing, refining to our desired end-product fuel. With algae we start with a biocrude, produced in one's hometown region, possibly..-Thus invigorating hometown local economies. Otherwise, the existing petro (gasoline fuel) process starts from fossil crude, extracted from deep wells in foreign countries on the other side of the planet.So when we begin to become fuel self reliant from processes such as algae, we then become able to transition away from the petrodollar scheme into a much healthier biodollar system (economic model associated with energy/fuel production industry)..