Cultivation of Algae - Photobioreactor - Oilgae - Oil from Algae. Algae cultivation can be achieved in two ways: open ponds and photobioreactors (PBR).
A photobioreactor is a closed equipment which provides a controlled environment and enables high productivity of algae. As it is a closed system, all growth requirements of algae are introduced into the system and controlled according to the requirements. PBRs facilitate better control of culture environment such as carbon dioxide supply, water supply, optimal temperature, efficient exposure to light, culture density, pH levels, gas supply rate, mixing regime, etc.
Ryohei Tanaka: Painting studio. Ryohei Tanaka has completed a renovation of a small atelier for a painter in a 25-year-old apartment building.
Titled PRC (from patched reinforced concrete), the project grows out of an experimental technique employed here by the architects. They began by spraying a white paint onto existing concrete walls and ceiling, masked by a special EVA sheet with a cobweb-like pattern. This creates a surprising effect for the onlooker. As a result, the surface of the wall became a texture, somewhat like a floral pattern: surfaces in the interior mix the texture of the old wall (that had been left unfinished) with the new wall, now painted white. Adam Miklosi - formatervez s, grafikai tervez s, industrial design, product design, graphic design, art, artist, designer, hungary. Red sky at night shepherd's delight.
Archdaily. McGee Art Pavilion / ikon.5 architects McGee Art Pavilion / ikon.5 architects (10) – ArchDaily. Asteroids make life's raw materials - environment - 04 May 2011. By Michael Marshall WERE asteroids the factories that created life’s building blocks?
For the first time, rocks from an asteroid have been shown to power the synthesis of life’s essential chemicals. The asteroid in question fell to Earth on 28 September 1969, landing on the outskirts of the village of Murchison in Victoria, Australia. Tests showed it was laced with amino acids and some of the chemicals found in our genetic material. The discovery suggested that space was not the chemically sterile place it was once thought to be, and that organic chemistry was widespread. “Rather than space being chemically sterile, organic chemistry is widespread and rich” But how did those molecules form? They obtained 1 gram of the Murchison meteorite, ground it to powder and removed all the organic molecules, leaving just the mineral. The ability to produce a range of essential molecules sets the meteorite mineral apart from Earth minerals, says Mark Sephton of Imperial College London. Asteroid Mining. What do Google’s Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, director James Cameron, Microsoft alumnus Charles Simonyi, billionaire Ross Perot Jr. and X Prize founder Peter Diamandis have in common?
Apparently an aspiration in mining asteroids, and making even more money of course. After conquering the world-wide web, your phone and your smartphone, the Google duo has outer space ambitions and in their plan they will be joined, among others, by the above named billionaires and visionaries and a few former NASA employees. The group of investors have formed a new company, named Planetary Resources that will be unveiled this coming Tuesday by Peter Diamandis and former NASA Mars mission manager Chris Lewicki.
Planetary resources said in a short press release:continue reading. Urbis Magazine. Futuristic ‘ec-O’ bench grows plants, generates electricity. You might not often come across such artistic furniture that tends to move beyond its primary function, i.e. seating.
Including a bench, a planter, a street light and a power generator in a single piece of furniture, designer Steve Ma introduces, conceives rather, ec-O bench – ‘a semi circular moon shaped prop’. While it’s crafted in recycled stuff such as bio-Aluminum hauled out of outmoded aircrafts, the bio-glass adds a green sheen to its overall green design. The bench’s lighting surface with four lighting channels are embedded with thin solar films, and they generate electricity. Why Algae. The events of the past few years have made it clear that the United States can no longer ignore the threats to its economy, climate and national energy security rising from its dependence on petroleum fuel.
Social and political instability in or near major oil producing regions has led to frequent price spikes, hampering an already-slow economic recovery as consumers are forced to spend more of their limited income on gas. Major spills in waterways like the Gulf of Mexico provide dramatic reminders of the risks inherent in oil exploration and production and their effect on our natural environment. The status quo is simply no longer an option. We must find new, sustainable and domestic alternatives to petroleum fuel. Doing so will help us address the three most crucial issues of our time: National Energy Security.
Economic Security. Climate Change. Algae Biomass Organization. Algae are changing our world again.
They have already helped to shape our earth into the hospitable, oxygen abundant place that it is. Recycled Bench grows plants and generates electricity. Posted by Greener Tomorrow on September 8th, 2010 There are many ‘eco benches’ designed in the past few years, but Steven Ma came up with a really intriguing eco bench to say the least.
The bench is not only a recycled bench, but also a planter, it generates power and functions as a street light as well. The ec-O bench, as the bench is called, acts as a planter and is formed in such a way that it captures its own water to sustain the plants growing on the bench. The small ‘rooftop’ of the bench has solar cells to collect solar energy during the day. The solar cells are used to power four lighting channels that turn into a street or path light when the sun goes down. Chlorella - Purified Air Pods by Adam Miklosi. Top 15 NASA's Plants That Can Save Your Life! The world we live in is full of synthetic chemicals, most of which are toxic.
They are encountered from our food to all the objects we touch. No wonder the explosion of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) cases (see: But if you think that contamination is something occurring outdoor, you're awfully wrong.