Algae to Ethanol - The Hows and the Whats...

This was something I discovered I had posted a long while ago in the Oilgae Blog ( http://www.oilgae.com/blog )...but I must admit I have not done a lot of research in ethanol production from algae...
But just read this...(source link - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2006/10/alga ... hanol.html )
"He further says: "I can see many advantages to make ethanol from algae instead of diesel:
1.The lipid (oil) content in algae (best strains I have seen from different sources max. 70%) is less than starch+cellulose+ sugars(nearly 100%) content
2.Algae should be dried (a lot of energy) to extract oil but needs no treatment for ethanol fermentation
3.Extracting the oil from algae is complicated
4.CO2 from ethanol fermenting can be used as algae feedstock
5.The energy from fermenting and distilling can be used to heat algaeponds (photobioreactors) in cold climate."
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Do any of the members have a good idea of the algae to ethanol processes and do we have real-world information on this?
Thanks!
Cacofonix
But just read this...(source link - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2006/10/alga ... hanol.html )
"He further says: "I can see many advantages to make ethanol from algae instead of diesel:
1.The lipid (oil) content in algae (best strains I have seen from different sources max. 70%) is less than starch+cellulose+ sugars(nearly 100%) content
2.Algae should be dried (a lot of energy) to extract oil but needs no treatment for ethanol fermentation
3.Extracting the oil from algae is complicated
4.CO2 from ethanol fermenting can be used as algae feedstock
5.The energy from fermenting and distilling can be used to heat algaeponds (photobioreactors) in cold climate."
"
Do any of the members have a good idea of the algae to ethanol processes and do we have real-world information on this?
Thanks!
Cacofonix