Your Next Trip to the Airport May Be Fueled By Algae

February 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Energy-Products

St. Louis-based conglomerate Enterprise Rent-A-Car is going green. Algae green, to be specific.

The company is converting its entire fleet of airport shuttle buses — more than 600 vehicles — to biofuel. For now soybeans will provide the power but a report from yesterday’s St. Louis Business Journal says algae — the tiny blue-green plants that clog up your favorite fishing hole — is their fuel of the future.

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Direct conversion of wet algae to oil

Direct-extraction of oil from wet-algae biomass bypasses the energy intensive steps of dewatering and drying. But how feasible is this method, and how cost efficient is it when compared to the traditional route of harvesting, drying and oil extraction ?

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