Boeing likes algae as a source for new biofuels {Autoblog Green}

Apr 29th 2007 11:03AM Chris is correct, its using algae from:

tertiary sewage ponds (see Aquaflow & Solvent Rescue in NZ)

stand alone algae cultivation ponds (American SE, LA and others)

containerized algal bioreactors that eat power plant CO2 (ala Greenfuel Technology)

with the Greenfuel system, since they start out with CO2 from a coal power plant, the net net is that one still releases fossil derived CO2, BUT one gets twice the energy per unit of CO2 released

with the Sewage treatment option, the cool thing is that their process aslo mitigates methane emissions, which gives an even greater net GHG benefit that just subsituting petrol Jet A for bio-jet.

Watch this very closely, for Boeing to have the confidence to message about this publicly, says something about how viable they see it being.

As an aerospace person myself, I will say it is EXTREMELY helpful to have folks like yourselves support and applaud out-of-box thinking like this. It matters in the internal debates that go one between those in the industry that want to do nothing and those that want to get moving. Boeing has obviously chosen the latter.

What is extremely uphelpful, are commentors that look at big moves like this and call it hypocrisy and such. That only emboldens the side, in the internal debates, thats want to do nothing. Sort of "see, we're only going to be criticized by the environmentalists if we get proactive, so lets do nothing or fight the greenies" conveys he general idea.