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Energy From Vast Biomass 37, Algae
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Oil Bearing Algae: Mainstream groups emphasizes price
parity is far away, but some of pilot type commercialization/full commercialization
product seems to be lowest cost in some selected cases while cost is coming down
rapidly: -LOW COST ELEMENTS: its high caloric content, order(s) of magnitude higher
oil yield per growth area than many biofuel crops, or artificial indoor
farming(Solazyme+) with efficient-fast-economical & easy harvestability-processing,
outdoor system types utilize unproductive sun exposed warm land, might prefer
human-undesired quality water(waste, toxic, sea/brackish)
-PROCESSING EASE: Most of utilized algae have no lignin & very little cellulose
content, processing is mainly to do with algae lysing(sometimes disruptively effective
electroporation is used) which is far simpler & lower cost than other biofuels even
with conventional treatment methods. Extraction process after initial biocrude stage
can be fit to conventional petroleum type processing system which reduces cost,
also gives refineries control of pricing in case biocrude becomes much lower cost: non
distruptability during energy cost reduction steps : eg Sapphire Energy vs Tesoro,
Phillips 66, Algae.tec + Algenol vs Reliance Industries, Cellana vs Neste, Solazyme
Industrials with own refinery.
-COST DERIVATIVES DEPEND ON VALUE ADDING FACTOR: Becomes lowest cost fuel if
processing is done at locations with high cost energy availability, or fuel portion within
algae oil grade separation can be cost-adjusted with higher priced separated grades
from the same run: eg fuel grade vs higher value Omega3 etc -->> cont:
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linkedin.com/in/newnatureparadigm -Ben Rusuisiak: Specialty Cleantech Analysis, Vancouver, Canada