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Algae and Hydrogen

Algae and Hydrogen. By: Efrain Rocha. algae. Hydrogen. Algae is used for a source for natural deposits Many companies are funding efforts to reduce capital and operating costs and make algae fuel production commercially viable.

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Algae and Hydrogen

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  1. Algae and Hydrogen By: Efrain Rocha

  2. algae Hydrogen • Algae is used for a source for natural deposits • Many companies are funding efforts to reduce capital and operating costs and make algae fuel production commercially viable. automobile, aircraft, and mechanical energy uses hydrogen as fuel Its used for:

  3. algae Hydrogen • Algae is the fastest growing plants in the world. • Oil is 50% of oils weight of algae’s weight • It can be used for any type of vehicles • Also it does not rise the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere • Hydrogen will help move us to a sustainable energy economy • It also can present concerns with the structure of the existing energy economy. benefits

  4. algae Hydrogen • Produces unstable biodiesel with many polyunsaturated. • Relatively new technology. • Biodiesel performs poorly compared to it’s mainstream alternative • It can be very explosive • It only last only 1/5th as long as would be needed to make fuel cells cost-effective.   drawbacks

  5. algae Hydrogen • The government has invested $78 million dollars in algae bio fuel research • The army invested heavily in the emerging bio fuel also the military has stepped up as a potential customer • They are starting to do make cars with hydrogen as a bio-fuel but they are scared of taking a risking peoples lives government plans for full implementation conversion

  6. algae Hydrogen • Algae is not the #1 source because there's not enough of it • And if were going to use it were going to make more of it and its not going to last as much • Its not the #1 source because its so explosive and can cause a lot of damage Why not…

  7. algae Hydrogen • Algae releases chemicals when it gets hotter and those chemicals are released into the air and that can cause • The effects hydrogen has that its very dangerous Effects…

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