Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The Bath Activist Network says it has been convinced…policies on launching new biofuel power stations are ethical.”

From This is Bath: A controversial Bath campaign group has called off plans for a protest at the city headquarters of an energy firm. The Bath Activist Network says it has been convinced by information provided by pioneering company Blue-NG that its policies on launching new biofuel power stations are ethical. It had scheduled a protest at the firm’s offices this Saturday, and had even talked of staging a debate with someone from the firm, which is a partnership between energy firm 20C and National Grid and headed by entrepreneur Andrew Mercer. But a spokesman said the event had now been called off.

From Product Design & Development: “The Solix Vision. Algae can be cultivated in two ways – in an open pond system (either naturally occurring or engineered) or in an engineered closed system. Algae must be hardy and resistant to competitors when grown in open pond systems where environmental conditions cannot easily be controlled.  Without controlled conditions, it can be difficult to sustain desired species of algae or grow them at optimal rates for biomass or fuel production. We focused on developing closed growth systems. In addition to supporting the cultivation of specific target cultures, a closed growth system can feed CO2 from industrial processes directly to the algae at high concentrations and in a controlled manner, thereby tailoring growth conditions and maximizing the amount of CO2 captured.”

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