Renewable gasoline?

[kyra_neko_rei]

Oh my fucking Goddess WOW.

From the site:

Sapphire Energy has built a revolutionary platform that uses photosynthetic microorganisms to produce a renewable, high-value replacement for fossil fuel petroleum. This domestic crude oil requires only sunlight, CO2 and non-potable water - and can be produced at massive scale on non-arable landSapphire’s

Comments

[barbossamonkey]

You know that even has the potential to "filter" our air of CO2 once the technology is made based on that. Places like the Los Angeles Basin could definitely use a "filter".

[kyra_neko_rei]

Yep! *happy*

Photosynthesis uses CO2; it'll be something like ethanol in that the production takes in what the consumption releases, except it sounds like it won't be diverting stuff that people can eat, the way ethanol does.

[barbossamonkey]

Sweet.

The only problem I foresee are the oil companies. If they cant get their hands on the technology, they'll squash the idea like a cockroach under a heel. You know they will. :(

[immortal_jedi]

that, is really cool. I mean, really, really cool. Renewable gas.

Now, while, like you, I'm going "oh, shiny!" I do have to wonder how the "gasoline" or whatever they're going to call it does on the air pollution side of things. Though the fact that it takes CO2 from the air might make up for whatever pollution that it creates.

I'm also worried about cost- will it be as cheap or cheaper than Fossil fuel gas? If not, very few people will go for it.

I would need more information before I say that this is the answer to a lot of problems, but this does look promising.

[immortal_jedi]

Also, big oil would probably hate this.

(I wish I could edit comments)

[kyra_neko_rei]

Gas is $4 per gallon. I will be gleeful if they hate it. (Although more likely they'll just arrange to run it, I suspect.)

[immortal_jedi]

it's only 4? I paid 4.35 yesterday, and that's at the cheapest gas station for 50-100 miles.

Yeah, I'd love it if they hated it too, but they'd also probably try to do everything they can to keep it from being made if they can.

[deepseasiren]

Very interesting. :)

* prays to the goddess with you * please please please let this be viable :)