Hydrogen from algae

[shoshi]

Could this lead to large amount of clean fuel and electricity in future?

 

[Synthaholic]

They are late to the party:

Energy 101: Algae-to-Fuel | Department of Energy

 

[the other mike]

Could this lead to large amount of clean fuel and electricity in future?

Did BP confiscate the patent yet ?

 

[hadit]

And seemingly rather easy to make your own production facility.

 

[Muhammed]

They are late to the party:

Energy 101: Algae-to-Fuel | Department of Energy

That's a different technology.

 

[esalla]

Could this lead to large amount of clean fuel and electricity in future?

Not likely and this is in no way new as they have been making biofuels like ethanol and bio diesel from algae for decades

 

[james bond]

Could this lead to large amount of clean fuel and electricity in future?

Not according to Elon Musk and battery car manufacturers.

Pro hydrogen electric cars


Con (too expensive to make the fuel)

 

[fncceo]

The Israeli research isn't, technically, biofuel, as not biomass goes into the production. This method, over a decade old, is a hack of the algae's natural photosynthesis.

By leeching all the sulpher out of the growth medium of certain species of algae, the algae will produce hydrogen instead of oxygen as part of it's normal photosynthesis.

I know there is an experimental production facility in Israel's Negev desert, a place of year-round sunshine.