ALGAE PHOTOBIOREACTOR
Team 12
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Concerned with CO2 released to the atmosphere.
 CO2 scrubbing equipment is expensive
 CO2 storage is not economically feasible
 Current petro based fuels are unsustainable and
increasingly expensive
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According to the IPCC, capturing and
compressing CO2 would increase the fuel needs of
a coal-fired plant with CCS by 25%-40%
SOLUTION
An inexpensive photobioreactor
 Algae grows while capturing CO2
 Sunlight does the remainder of the work
 Biomass is used as an energy source
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CLIENTELE
Power generating companies that burn fossil
fuels
 Chemical plants with CO2 in purge streams
 Organizations with on-site power generation
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PROFITABILITY
Sell or lease photobioreactors to clients
 Design and install applications to meet specific
company needs
 Algal biomass can be sold or processed into a
biofuel
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PROFITABILITY FOR END USER
Eliminates the need for costly carbon
sequestration processes
 Carbon tax savings
 Selling algal biomass for process into biofuel
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ALTERNATIVES TO BUYERS
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Carbon capture
Subterranean injection
 Artificial trees
 Basalt Storage
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Biofuel alternatives
Cellulosic
 Ethanol
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QUALIFICATIONS
Members with experience in biofuels research
 Members with experience in fuel processing
industry
 Experience with process development
 Contacts in biochemistry and biology fields
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QUESTIONS