This paper examines various scenarios involving the growth of algae and the sequestering of carbon during its growth. (24 pages)
Campbell PK, Beer T, Batten D. 2009. Greenhouse gas sequestration by algae – energy and greenhouse gas life cycle studies. Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment (in press).
This paper assesses the greenhouse gas, costs and energy balance on a life cycle basis for algae grown in salt water ponds and used to produce biodiesel and electricity.
Under the conditions described and data assumed in the paper, it is shown that it is possible to produce algal biodiesel at less cost and with a substantial greenhouse gas and energy balance advantage over fossil diesel.
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