Saline aquaculture of biofuels

To what extent will biofuels be part of our energy future?

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Cycloloco
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Saline aquaculture of biofuels

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There was a standard summary of production and use of biofuels in the March 2009 issue of Ingenia, quarterly magazine of the Royal Academy of Engineering. See:
http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/artic ... ?Index=533

In the June issue Prof Jeffrey Jupp has a letter saying the article was too pessimistic and made no mention of seawater aquaculture in coastal areas which he describes as "unproductive". Mangrove and Salicornia are the possible crops and it could be useful for algae farming. There is also a reference back to a conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society in Oct 2008. See the second letter in:
http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/artic ... ?Index=543

The benefit of saline aquaculture is that it doesn't take fresh water away from residents where it is used. It needs oil costs in the range $70 to $90 to be economic at present.
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