Venice to use algae for 50% of its electricity

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  Posted by Bob Jones Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:36am PDT

  Leave it to the smart Italians to be the first to do this. They always have good taste.

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  Posted by john j Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:40am PDT

  Hmm, Interesting.

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  Posted by junwai Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:56am PDT

  really innovative. Hope they will share the technolgy and its application with the rest of the world.

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  Posted by Kevin D Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:58am PDT

  lol! Smart Italians. You have obviously never been to Italy.

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  Posted by . Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:03am PDT

  This would never happen here. Too many fat cats would loose too much money.

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  Posted by Kiirsti Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:04am PDT

  This is one of the coolest things I've ever heard!

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  Posted by Wolfgirl Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:10am PDT

  whooo! go italians!

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  Posted by WilliamC Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:16am PDT

  Actually, this tech was developed here! The process was covered on Dicovery channel. but, Headie is right!

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  Posted by genieten44 Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:24am PDT

  GSPI ( Green Star ) a company in the States is doing it. They just announced that they are going to make electric cars also check it out !!

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  Posted by David F Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:25am PDT

  How can this be good? This is going to be a shock to a natural ecosystem? Bottom feeders will starve and die. This will cause a chain reaction to larger fish. This is not "green" at all. Trees are renewable, but lord, don't cut them down b/c of the spotted owl.

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  Posted by CODE B Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:32am PDT

  You do understand that is a 40mw generator don't you? That is not enough energy to run the reserves of a decent sized power plant. They havent built generator that small in the states in 50 years.As far as algae for fuel, doesn't say what they are doing to it, will probably be the equivalent of burning wood. We don't do that here, too wasteful. Natural gas makes much better sense, burns clean and we have an endless supply and more is made everyday. Lets use what God gave us as well as a little common sense.

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  Posted by ReneeM Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:33am PDT

  Leave it to humans to move from dead plants to live protists for their energy needs...so typical.

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  Posted by jason Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:33am PDT

  They don't need to "feed" the co2 back to the algae. The algae already absorbs co2 from the atmosphere, maintaining a balanced cycle. Only fossil fuels release previously "locked up" co2, thereby increasing co2 levels.

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  Posted by Just Jeff Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:34am PDT

  This has been around for a little while now, I have been hoping to see it used here first, but as long as someone is going to use it, its a good thing. I know that here in the States, they have been trying to figure out the most cost-effective way of doing it and the best type of algae to use.

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  Posted by WilliamC Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:41am PDT

  No, Dave, it won't impact the natural algae at all. The company grows its own from a small starter brew. As a matter of fact, they harvest excess algae and sell it for fertilizer, etc.

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