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algae anD BIoFuel
The sea's own fuel
algae develop via a process of photosynthesis, in which nutrients, water and co2 are turned into sugar compounds or biofuel molecules with the help of light. During their growth, the algae absorb co2 which is later released through combustion. algaebased biofuels are thereby much more climate-friendly than traditional fossil fuels.
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co-friendly aircraft that take off with a tankful of algae fuel: this futuristic scenario, which just a few decades ago was merely an idealistic thought experiment, is now well on its way to becoming a reality. Airlines such as Continental, Virgin Airlines and Japan Airlines have already made successful test flights using biofuel, while SAS, together with fifteen other airlines and the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, work to promote algae-based aviation fuel on the market. Meanwhile, right down to earth, and buried up to their elbows in the latest initiatives, is the energy community of Lolland, which is where we find one of Europe's test environments for the cultivation of algae for energy.
flying sinneRs Aircrafts require cleaner fuel than cars, trains and ships, so aircraft fuel must meet much higher standards. Biofuels based on algae have already been tested in small jet-powered passenger aircraft, using a 50 percent blend of normal fuel and biofuel. The results have been promising, and comprise an important step on the road towards the goal of the large airlines to greatly reduce the CO2 emissions from aircrafts, and eliminate them completely in 50 years' time even despite the fact that international air-traffic is expected to increase substantially over the next decades. Today, aviation is one of the big sinners in the global CO2 balance book. According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, civil aviation accounts for around
2 percent of the world's emissions of man-made greenhouse gases, and the figure is expected to reach 3 percent by 2050. It was with this in mind that an international research workshop held on Lolland in 2009 opened up the floor to debate and visions. Scientists from the USA, Japan, China, Germany, Spain, Israel and Denmark gathered here to discuss the possibilities and perspectives of cultivating algae as a new renewable source of energy. the whole woRld's pRoJeCt The workshop, which was realised with the help of funding from Growth Forum Zealand, really put Lolland on the world map. The aim of the algae project is to develop techniques for cultivating, harvesting and drying biomass.
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