What are the advantages and disadvantages of algae?
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Algae biofuel, also known as the 3rd generation biofuel, is believed by some energy experts to be the biofuel of the future that would substantially reduce the need for fossil fuels and would help decrease the total amount of harmful greenhouse gases that are responsible for the problem of climate change. While there is no doubt that biomass production from algae definitely has great potential to deliver clean energy, there are also some serious drawbacks that science must find solutions to address before this new technology should be used for commercial use. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of algae biofuel:
List of Advantages of Algae Biofuel
1. It promises high content of energy.
One of the biggest advantages of biomass production from algae is its high energy content. As found by some studies, algae has the capability to produce over 30 times more energy per unit area than other 1st and 2nd generation biofuel crops. In fact, according to the US Department of Energy, it may be able to yield 100 times more oil per acre than soybeans or other terrestrial oil-producing crops. They also said that if algae biofuel replaces all the petroleum fuel in the country, it would require 40,000 square kilometers, which is less than 14% of the area of corn being harvested in 2000.
List of Advantages of Algae Biofuel
1. It promises high content of energy.
One of the biggest advantages of biomass production from algae is its high energy content. As found by some studies, algae has the capability to produce over 30 times more energy per unit area than other 1st and 2nd generation biofuel crops. In fact, according to the US Department of Energy, it may be able to yield 100 times more oil per acre than soybeans or other terrestrial oil-producing crops. They also said that if algae biofuel replaces all the petroleum fuel in the country, it would require 40,000 square kilometers, which is less than 14% of the area of corn being harvested in 2000.
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advantage of algea: Algae holds enormous potential to provide a non-food, high-yield, non-arable land use source of biodiesel, ethanol and hydrogen fuels. ... The other advantages of algal systems include: carbon capture from smokestacks to increase algae growth rates
disadvantage of algea :It requires a huge amount of money. The biggest disadvantageof producing algae biofuel is that it is still far too expensive to be commercially viable, with the prices of various algae species typically varying between five to 10 dollars per kilogram
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disadvantage of algea :It requires a huge amount of money. The biggest disadvantageof producing algae biofuel is that it is still far too expensive to be commercially viable, with the prices of various algae species typically varying between five to 10 dollars per kilogram
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