Our present Fuel resources are getting depleted as we all know. It is a world crisis and if not solved can become a really major issue. In addition to the depletion, the fuels when burnt give out greenhouse gases.We need to think about something more sustainable or there will not be any fuel left for our future generations.
This data shows the emission of oxides of nitrogen, which are generally environmental pollutants.
But the good news is, we have started working on the sustainable energy resources because we are conscious about the pollution and the crisis of fuel.
I bet you all know about the current sustainable resources, example: Wind, solar and nuclear. These are all great things but have issues somewhere or the other.
Let’s take for example, Wind energy…… Wind energy is produced when wind rotates a small turbine with the force of wind, it’s completely renewable and on the other hand no harmful gases are produced. Pretty cool huh, its limitation comes in when it becomes a threat to our winged friends, requires a large area to operate, noise, batteries and the peak efficiency is about only 50%, the efficiency goes worse for solar power.
The costs required per production of one kWh is given by this data:
The technologies here are meeting new innovations everyday.
Now, this post was about Algae Biofuel.
Doesn’t sound good right? Well algae might be powering your house, your car and even your cell phone in the coming years.
WHAT? ALGAE? HOW?
Well the answer lies in algae’s biology and chemistry.
Algae, or more correctly micro algae, can convert sunlight into energy just like plants, and under the right conditions they can also produce oil.
Curious about the production? here’s how we do it right now.
SOUNDS GOOD, WHAT ARE THE CURRENT COSTS? CAN IT COMPETE WITH OUR PRESENT MEANS?
Well the most straightforward answer to this question is No. Algae biofuel startup Solix, for instance, can produce biofuel from algae right now, but it costs about $32.81 a gallon, said Bryan Wilson. That is a lot. But this field is also going spontaneous innovations.
Don’t get sad, you have a scientist inside you, you can research on this stuff, you can use your awesome imaginative and innovative mind to solve a world crisis, yes,you are a super hero that takes the world out of this crisis
WHY SHOULD A TEEN LIKE ME BE BOTHERED?
Yep, you should be bothered indeed, because if you do not, how would it feel when your grandson asks you that why did you use up all the fuel, why were you so greedy?
Youth are the most powerful section of the society, we can if we want make up our minds to change up the world, every person is a innovator inside, they just need to seek it.
God bless.
