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shenan-agon
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Location: Portland, OR
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Sears Tower Or Bust: My Algae-Powered Car Adventure
http://jalopnik.com/394479/sears-tower-or-bust-my-algae+powered-car-adventure
Nice writeup of a high-school project to make enough algae-based biofuel to get a Westy to the Sears tower and back.
(hopefully not a repost - I did search for "algae")
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klucz
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Awesome. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Couldn't tape the gas cap back on...hehe. |
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Boogievan
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Location: Port Orchard, WA.
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Dig the whitewalls  |
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captainpartytime
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Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome story! Thanks for posting. I've never heard of Algae-Biodiesel.
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J_Westy
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| I've never heard of Algae-Biodiesel. |
Here's a pretty good article about it. http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=481
Instead of 18 gal/acre/year for corn ethanol (dumbest idea in the universe IMHO), they should be able to get about 20000+ gal/acre/year. |
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Vanagon Nut
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Location: Sunshine Coast B.C.
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Interesting article and neat story.
I had heard of algae fuel. Interesting to note there's a company here locally developing this technology.
In my mind (what's left of it  ) I figured "growing up" would be the best use of space. (I mean really. Corn? In fields?) Seems that "growing up" could happen with algae growing systems.
If I had a DV, my only concern using algae fuel, would be if the mould on the pop top and the algae some how created a super strain of ? and would creep up on me, attacking me in my sleep.....
Neil.
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DanJReed
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Love it!!!!
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AndyBees
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: Algae |
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Do a search on Algae ... lots of good reading, and hope!
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?Waldo?
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captainpartytime
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Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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and....when the diesel tree dies you can harvest the wood and install a diesel tree wood floor in your westy!
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1982 turbo diesel Westfalia |
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VisPacem
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Now we are going to starve the fish. Wait until the Sierra club hears about it. lol
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