Difference between revisions of "Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"
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==== [[Media:Policy_Czar_Template.docx | Download Policy Czar Template (MS Word)]] ==== | ==== [[Media:Policy_Czar_Template.docx | Download Policy Czar Template (MS Word)]] ==== | ||
− | == Everyone == | + | == Everyone: Algal biofuels == |
− | [[File:green_jet_fuel.png|300px|thumb|right| | + | [[File:green_jet_fuel.png|300px|thumb|right|Algal biofuels]] |
==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ||
− | # [https://www. | + | # [https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_algae_pods] Energy from floating algae ponds |
+ | # [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-there-still-a-role-for-oil-companies-in-renewables] Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables? | ||
+ | # [http://solazymeindustrials.com/] Solazyme | ||
+ | # [https://utex.org/] UTEX | ||
− | == | + | ==== Additional information ==== |
− | + | #Sapphire Sapphire Energy company video | |
+ | // Promotional video for a company pursuing algal biofuels and bioproducts. Watch on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVua2qls5P8 YouTube]. | ||
# [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels] DOE Algal Biofuels | # [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels] DOE Algal Biofuels | ||
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# [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518] Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | # [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518] Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | ||
# [http://allaboutalgae.com/] All about algae.com | # [http://allaboutalgae.com/] All about algae.com | ||
− | # [https:// | + | # [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239] – Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production. Older review of technology and economics behind algal biofuels. |
+ | # [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x4AajQJ5z8#t=140 YouTube] – INEOS INEOS Bio company video | ||
− | == | + | == 1. Algal Biofuels == |
+ | |||
+ | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
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+ | == 1. Cellulosic Ethanol == | ||
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar==== | ||
+ | # [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963372] An overview of second generation biofuel technologies 19963372 | ||
+ | // Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details. | ||
# [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links | # [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links | ||
# [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill | # [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill | ||
# [http://news.utexas.edu/2015/10/20/researchers-receive-15-million-for-biofuel-crop-study] UT Switchgrass Research | # [http://news.utexas.edu/2015/10/20/researchers-receive-15-million-for-biofuel-crop-study] UT Switchgrass Research | ||
− | == | + | == 2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation == |
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
+ | # [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-clean-up-oil-spills/] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | ||
# [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video. | # [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video. | ||
# [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | # [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | ||
− | == | + | == 3. Frackibacter == |
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
# [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells. | # [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells. | ||
# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198] Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales | # [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198] Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales |
Revision as of 16:44, 10 October 2016
Download Pre-Discussion Questions (MS Word)
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Everyone: Algal biofuels
Required Reading/Viewing
- [1] Energy from floating algae ponds
- [2] Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables?
- [3] Solazyme
- [4] UTEX
Additional information
- Sapphire Sapphire Energy company video
// Promotional video for a company pursuing algal biofuels and bioproducts. Watch on YouTube.
- [5] DOE Algal Biofuels
- [6] Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
- [7] All about algae.com
- [8] – Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production. Older review of technology and economics behind algal biofuels.
- YouTube – INEOS INEOS Bio company video
1. Algal Biofuels
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
1. Cellulosic Ethanol
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [9] An overview of second generation biofuel technologies 19963372
// Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
- [10] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links
- [11] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill
- [12] UT Switchgrass Research
2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [13] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- [14] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video.
- [15] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill