[Digestion] Energy from Algae (was RE: the chicken coupe)

[Paul Harris]

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Energy from algae is a hot topic! If incinerating remember that algae are
wet to start with, you convert all the organic carbon to CO2, you basically
loose any nutrients to the ash and that you then have to deal with
particulates in the flue gas - I think oil extraction and AD are better
energy routes than straight incineration.

Happy digesting,
HOOROO

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-----Original Message-----
From: digestion-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:digestion-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Adrián Maté
Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2007 6:53 pm
To: 'Zietsman, Rex'; 'Duncan Martin'; digestion at listserv.repp.org
Subject: Re: [Digestion] the chicken coupe

Hi All,

I have been in this forum for a while, though remaining dormant.
I used to be involved in MSW treatment with anaerobic digestion. Did work
for the MSW treatment plant of Nostian (La Coruña, Spain) for a while. I
quit the job cause the plant was not working properly (it was too big
-180,000tpy for the available organic matter resource in the area)..., and
we, Spanish don’t care much about source organic separation.

So..., I now work in PHOTOVOLTAIC Energy. I work for a private equity fund
in Madrid and we have our own laboratory etc.

I wonder you must be thinking why this guy is telling us his life... BUT,...
the company I work now has the idea of energy generation from algae
incineration. 

Is this possible, I have been googling about it and seems it's possible.

Any experts in this topic?

Best,
Adrian