Sentences with phrase «of algal biofuels»

Production of algal biofuels is a hot topic for research, industry and policy makers.

In order to advance the production of algal biofuels into a large - scale, competitive scenario, it is fundamental that the biological processes in these organisms are well understood.»

Additionally, the techno - economic challenges and environmental impacts of algae - to - fuel strategies need to be properly assessed (comprehensive impact assessments are lacking) before implementing systems integration strategies leading to the deployment of the algal biofuels industry.

Not exact matches

The authors find that the main barriers to large - scale deployment of both macro - and micro-algae, include high demands of key resources for algal growth (such as nutrients, water and CO ₂), difficulty in maintaining selected species with high productivity content in outdoor culture, as well as high energy requirements and costs of algal production and conversion into biofuels.

A comparison of the performance associated to the algal biofuels pathways with that found for conventional fossil fuels is also reported.

To this end, it offers a comprehensive overview of recent advances on promising algal biofuels production pathways, in terms of technological development, opportunities and limitations.

To produce 1 liter of algae biofuel, manufacturers must use 3.15 to 3,650 liters of water — or up to 123 billion liters for 39 billion liters of algal fuel.

NAS released a comprehensive report yesterday, identifying potential issues of sustainability in the burgeoning algal biofuels industry.

SciDev.net: Algal biofuels, like crops, demand land, water, fertilisers, pesticides and inputs that are costly for India, says Hoysall Chanakya Of late, there is heady euphoria over «green» algal biofuels that are dangled as a panacea for developing countries such as IAlgal biofuels, like crops, demand land, water, fertilisers, pesticides and inputs that are costly for India, says Hoysall Chanakya Of late, there is heady euphoria over «green» algal biofuels that are dangled as a panacea for developing countries such as Ialgal biofuels that are dangled as a panacea for developing countries such as India.

Another example of innovative biomass research in Queensland is in algal biofuels.

To produce sustainable biofuels with microalgae, PNNL scientists are using a combination of techniques to maximize the transfer of CO2 from air into algal pond cultures.

A couple of new papers have now been published on the energy return on investment (EROI) of algae - based bioenergy when coupled to a wastewater treatment plant (Energy Return on Investment for Algal Biofuel Production Coupled with Wastewater Treatment: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wef/wer/2012/00000084/00000009/art00002).