Microalgal production — A close look at the economics

Norsker, Niels-Henrik; Barbosa, María J.; Vermuë, M.H.; Wijffels, René H.

doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.08.005

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“…The cost of production and thus the market price of algal biofuels simply cannot compete with the comparably low cost of fossil fuel prices (Norsker et al, 2011).…”

Section: Biofuelsmentioning

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Algae for Africa: Microalgae as a source of food, feed and fuel in Kenya

Moejes¹,

Moejes²

2017

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Microalgae are unicellular photosynthetic organisms that inhabit diverse ecological habitats ranging from freshwater and brackish water to seawater and wastewater. They are also especially equipped to thrive in extreme temperatures and pH conditions. Decades of research have highlighted their potential as sources of biofuels, foods, feeds and high-value bio-actives. However, industrial-scale cultivation of microalgae is still not being carried out to its full potential. This review aims to shed light on the potential of microalgal-derived food, feed and fuel in developing countries and to what extent microalgae could be applied to sustainable development efforts with a special focus on Kenya. The Kenyan government has set out a development policy termed 'Kenya Vision 2030' that aims to transform the nation into a newly industrialised country with a high quality of life for all its people by the year 2030. Here we show that, not only does Kenya lie in an optimal geographical region for microalgal cultivation, but that microalgae has the capability to fulfil some of the 'Kenya Vision 2030' goals.

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“…The cost of production and thus the market price of algal biofuels simply cannot compete with the comparably low cost of fossil fuel prices (Norsker et al, 2011).…”

Section: Biofuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Algae for Africa: Microalgae as a source of food, feed and fuel in Kenya

Moejes¹,

Moejes²

2017

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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“…It should be noted that CO2 and heat supply were supposed to be available at no costs in their model. Norsker et al (2011) (Spruijt et al, 2014a) Economies of scale of algae production for tubular PBRs were explored as well by Spruijt et al (2014a) (Figure 7). The cost price for algae biomass in these systems ranges from 19.07 €/kg DM at small scale ( Figure 6, this equals around 3 tonnes DM per year) to 4.57 €/kg DM at large scale ( Figure 7, this equals around 3,000 tonnes DM per year).…”

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Socio-economic assessment of Algae-based PUFA production

Voort¹,

Spruijt²,

Potters³

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“…• the possibility to produce aviation fuels can be a future role of algal biofuels (Norsker et al, 2011).…”

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Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

Ribeiro

Silva

2015

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Purpose -Currently, experimental and theoretical work is being performed to ensure that biofuels from microalgae become a reality. However, there is a considerable number of discussions concerning in which processes should be focussed efforts of research and development. The purpose of this paper is to provide decision support not only to help build guidelines of research to be undertaken, but also to contribute to the design of more adequate policy and funding instruments. The key objective of this study is to determine the prospects of employing microalgae into the production of biofuels within a time scale extending to 2030. Design/methodology/approach -The Delphi method is a qualitative research aiming to support strategic future-oriented action, such as policy making in the areas of science and technology. It is especially appropriate in judgment and long-range forecasting (20-30 years) situations, when expert opinions are often the only source of information available, due to a lack of appropriate historical, economic or technical data. Findings -The Delphi method proved to be a successful research method when expert opinions are the main source of information available, due to a lack of appropriate historical, economic or technical data and the outcomes provided a clear outline of the main issues of microalgae biofuels' market at present and in the future.Research limitations/implications -The outcomes might not represent the majority of the microalgae experts' opinion due to the sample size. Originality/value -The work presented in this paper is especially original. According to the authors' knowledge, this is the first qualitative Delphi study related to algae biofuels.

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Microalgal production — A close look at the economics

Cited by 706 publications

References 16 publications

Algae for Africa: Microalgae as a source of food, feed and fuel in Kenya

Algae for Africa: Microalgae as a source of food, feed and fuel in Kenya

Socio-economic assessment of Algae-based PUFA production

Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

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