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The algae home dome floats on the water. It is very simple:
1. Translucent bioplastic dome (they exist - see link)
2. Over the dome a series of organically shaped tubes are draped in which living algae circulated
3. The algae tubes radiate outwards from the dome so as to form a platform
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The algae continuously circulate to make sure all of them get their bit of solar power
5. You grow the algal biomass to create liquid biofuels (biodiesel or ethanol, depending on the species - this exists)
6. The small processing facility for the biodiesel is located beneath the dome; there you also find the fuel tank
7. Since the algae dome home is located off-shore, you use boats as cars to get to and from your home - the boats of course work on biofuel
8. All other power for the house comes from a small biodiesel/ethanol generator
That's it. As always I made an incredibly fantastic picture of it!! (see link, where it says: incredible fantastic picture!!!)
Algae dome home
http://i3.photobuck...iesel/algaedome.jpg
Incredibly fantastic picture!!! [django, Sep 13 2006]
Using algae to make biodiesel
http://www.unh.edu/...l/article_alge.html
Wide-scale biodiesel production from algae [django, Sep 13 2006]
Closed-loop algae system in the Negev desert
http://biopact.com/...fuels-in-negev.html
With a cool picture, showing tubes full of living algae [django, Sep 13 2006]
Translucent bioplastic dome
MeinHaus_ae
They exist!! [django, Sep 13 2006]
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I hate to do this, but I kindly ask more people to vote on this because I crashed my PC many times just to generate this incredibly fantastic picture. Please vote, either way!!! |
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I misread this as 'Algae come home'. I was expecting a tear-jerking tale of a family's quest to find their missing pet algae. |
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Great idea. Picture looks like somebody dropped a booger covered marble. |
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