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Hi Dale:
This site claims 2641 gallons per hector: http://www.oilgae.com/algae/oil/yield/yield.html Gallons of Oil per Acre per Year Corn . . . . . . . 18 Soybeans . . . .48 Safflower. . . . . 83 Sunflower . . . 102 Rapeseed. . . 127 Oil Palm . . . . 635 Micro Algae . .5000-15000: http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directo...from_Algae_Oil The highest yield feedstock for biodiesel is hydroponic algae, which can produce 250 times the amount per acre as soybeans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel Micro algaes present the best option for producing Bio Fuel such as biodiesel in quantities sufficient to completely replace petroleum. While traditional crops have yields of around 50-150 gallons of biodiesel per acre per year, algaes can yield 5,000-20,000 gallons per acre per year. http://www.solaroof.org/wiki/SolaRoof/MassAlgaeCulture a.. Different algae species produce different amounts of oil. Some algae ( diatoms for instance) produce up to 50% oil by weight. http://www.castoroil.in/reference/pl...sel_algae.html a.. Soybean: 40 to 50 US gal/acre (40 to 50 m³/km²) b.. Rapeseed: 110 to 145 US gal/acre (100 to 140 m³/km²) c.. Mustard: 140 US gal/acre (130 m³/km²) d.. Jatropha: 175 US gal/acre (160 m³/km²) e.. Palm oil: 650 US gal/acre (610 m³/km²) [2] f.. Algae: 10,000 to 20,000 US gal/acre (10,000 to 20,000 m³/km²) http://www.biodieseltechnologiesindi...elsources.html These are just a few sites, and I'm sure there are some more detailed sites out there. -- SeeYaa ![]() !sdohtem noitpyrcne devorppa-tnemnrevog troppus I - "Dale Eastman" wrote in message nk.net... Oil yields are...? See my other post. Harbin Osteen wrote: Grow alge, no tractor required. "Dale Eastman" wrote in message link.net... wrote: Biodiesel is just replacing one type of emission with another - and it takes a lot of power to harvest/process the stuff. One square mile is 640 acres. One square mile is 5280 feet by 5280 feet. A tractor pulling a 30 foot wide disc plow will requi 5280/30 = 176 passes. That's 176 linear miles to plow the entire 640 acres. Now the next question is, how much horsepower (fuel consumed) to cover the 176 miles? And then there are the herbicide/pesticide/fertilizer/harvest passes also. Take it away Nick. -- Anybody answering this post consents to having their replies posted on my website. (Not that I need your consent since you post to public domain.) |
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