Since 2009 Arup Germany has been leading a research collaboration with COLT International and SSC, a small enterprise specialised in hydrobiological processes. The collaboration is about the integration into buildings of photobioreactors (PBR). The poject is funded by the initiative ZukunftBau of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

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A very intriguing video of an algae application aimed at reducing co2 and NOx from power plant exhaust with algae. The algae grows thickly and rapidly producing high oil yields for fuel production

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This model I made uses old pop cans painted black to dry algae. Filtered algae sludge is fills the pop cans. The pop cans then sit out in the sun for 3 hours, evaporating out the water in the algae to an 8%water content. The dry meal can be used for composters, fertilizer and diesel fuel production. (Every dry kilogram of algae has sequestered 2.2 kilograms of CO2)

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I'm creating an environmental education program at an intercity school called DIVINE Institute in St Paul, Minnesota to reach at risk students. The program will feature a $12,000 green roof equipped with solar panels, algae photo-bioreactors, and solar heating for the building. So far, I have raised $8,000 in grant funding!

I'm looking for people interested in donating to this non-profit effort or people interested in contributing information you would like included into the curriculum, so I would love to here from you all!

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The Durban climate talks have reached a promise to sign a global treaty by 2015. However, is this an empty promise, or will it help reduce carbon emis - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/will-carbon-emission-reductions-ever-be-enforced-globally/21156?tag=nl.e660

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Just a look at what algae production systems could look like. It doesn't necessarily need to be big companies who are growing there own fuel, but an effort from smaller scale "community" models. This fuel would also remove more CO2 than it produces, and if it doesn't even have to be shipped, the possibilities for a new, balanced, alternative energy source are endless

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This algae is finally starting to grow and the growth is actually going really fast. This video shows algae grown to double the concentration of this strains normal growth plateau level. The oil percentage has also raised from 50% to 85%!

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I've been doing a lot of private research for multiple high school science fair projects on algae over the past 2 years and found a couple interesting things about carbon sequestration

Blue and Red Light:
Using blue and red light on algae dramatically increase growth rates but even more so increase the rate of the Calvin cycle. The Calvin cycle in plants is what is responsible for turning CO2 into sugars proteins and fats. When this is speed up CO2 sequestration picks up and CO2 is removed much MUCH quicker.

Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking Soda):
Baking soda is an excellent tool for carbon sequestration. It increases the pH difference between the cell wall and turns on sodium protein pumps which, through a long chain of events, increase the Calvin cycle and golgi apparatus(hydrocarbon production) 10 fold.

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Salt-tolerant crops show higher capacity for carbon fixation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124703.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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With heat, tornadoes, drought, fires, extreme weather and flooding, the climate has certainly caught the world's attention in 2011. While scientists debate just how much the world is warming and how much of that has to do with human impact, others are taking it upon themselves to reverse the changes through technology. Here are five schemes that may seem pie-in-the-sky at first, but could soon have a big impact on our planet:
1. Make it rain- Seeding the skies to grow more crops.
2. Who let the CO2 out?- Trying to scrub the air is much more expensive than keeping it from getting dirty in the first place.
3. Everything’s better under the sea- The idea of taking trapped carbon and storing it far underneath the ocean floor.
4. Power your house with your car- A Smart Home Charging technology designed to encourage consumers to move away from using electricity provided by the main grid and use their car for more than just motoring.
5. Stink things up- Smelly algae has potential as a power source. It takes what we generally think of as waste — be it sewage, C02 emissions or, fertilizer runoff — and uses it to grow. Oil can then be separated from the algae and used as a biofuel.

http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2011/12/15/5-wacky-ways-to-fix-the-planet/

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UCL News RSS Feed: The latest news from UCL. - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111216

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Salt-tolerant crops show higher capacity for carbon fixation - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124703.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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Findings on biochar, greenhouse gas emissions and ethylene - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213114711.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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About 510 million extra tons of emissions were pumped into the atmosphere in 2010, the largest jump since the Industrial Revolution. China might be th - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/hot-export-of-2010-carbon-emissions/10958?tag=nl.e660

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Carbon dioxide emissions rebound quickly after global financial crisis - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205140613.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tons, threatening 2 degree target - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111204144648.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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China's demand for oil will equal US demand by 2040, study predicts - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201132521.htm?utm_source=feedburner

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On average, the 22 GSA buildings studied by the Department of Energy’s research lab used 25 percent less energy than those not managed with sust - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/green-government-buildings-cost-19-percent-less-to-maintain/20132?tag=nl.e660

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Breakthrough Holds Promise for Hydrogen's Use as Alternative Fuel - UT Dallas News - http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/27-13641_Breakthrough-Holds-Promise-for-Hydrogens-Use-as-Fu_article-wide.html

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Research and Innovation in Low Cost , Green & Clean Technologies to provide food and feed to our communities and hungry people, upgrade to efficient and integrated production systems, entrepreneuships and community development, environmental protection and conservation, mitigation & adaptation to climate change. Algal Technology as a key-stone for integrated systems (water treatment, food production, CO2 capture and others) in urban and rural environments. Eolian & solar energy (chemical or photosynthetic, thermic and photovoltaic) to move production systems more efficiently.

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