Algae as an enabling technology for carbon recycling; downloadable presentation

“Algae as an enabling technology for carbon recycling” is the subject of an intriguing presentation by David Haberman of IF.

“Algae has been cultivated and harvested by man since recorded history. Its uses as a food or for fertilizer are well documented. Over the last ten years it has re-emerged as candidate feedstock for production of biomass derived fuels. There are serious challenges to the proposition that algae will compete with the existing portfolio of energy crops. Further, the current national algae roadmap process is dramatically flawed because it does not consider the full inventory of risks which the algae value chain must confront.

Algae’s carbon uptake efficiency can be mechanized into a system that recycles the CO2 from fossil fuel combustion. Today, carbon recycling is driving significant innovation and engineering progress because carbon regulations are viewed as inevitable. ” Haberman’s presentation on CO2 and algae can be viewed here.

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