Book chapter
Economic and energy analysis of Large-Scale microalgae production for biofuels
Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae, Vol.2, pp.347-365
Springer International Publishing
2015
Abstract
Microalgae biofuels have been under development for the last 40 years; however, in the last 6 years, this development has intensified due to higher oil prices and wider acceptance of anthropogenic climate change. Despite the excellent potential of algal biofuels, they are not yet commercially viable. The reason for this lack of progress is examined in this chapter by firstly reviewing the range of different technology options for biofuels from microalgae. Secondly, an analysis of the available techno-economic and energy assessments is performed highlighting the effect that each system element has on the overall viability.
Details
- Title
- Economic and energy analysis of Large-Scale microalgae production for biofuels
- Authors/Creators
- K. de Boer (Author/Creator)P.A. Bahri (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae, Vol.2, pp.347-365
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005542545307891
- Copyright
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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