Microalgae Technologies & Processes for Biofuels / Bioenergy Production in British Columbia: Current Technology, Suitability & Barriers to Implementation Final Report Submitted to The British Columbia Innovation Council Authors: Abayomi O. Alabi, Seed Science Ltd. Martin Tampier, ENVINT Consulting Eric Bibeau, University of Manitoba January 14, 2009 Support for t [...] I.) 25% oil, oil 50% CC Figure ES‐1 Cost per kg of Algal Biomass and per Litre of Oil/Ethanol Produced Using Different Systems and Different Scenarios. iv The base case costs for the three different production processes are illustrated in Table ES‐2. Raceways have total production costs of $14.44 per litre of algal oil. The majority of this cost is capital (49%) and labour costs (27% [...] L‐1) 52 111 2 Production Cost ($ per liter of oil produced) Labour cost $4.03 26.69% $2.96 11. 90% $0.29 10.88% Other production cost $3.71 24.59% $6.37 25.59% $2.06 78.45% Capital cost $7.35 48.71% $15.56 62.50% $0.28 10.66% Total Cost $15.09 $24.89 $2.63 Credit from the sale of algae $0.65 $0.29 $0.05 cake* Net total cost $14.44 $24.60 $2. [...] Day‐1) (OKSolar (137)) Figure 3: Average Yearly Solar Energy in Canada (in MJ.m‐2) (NRCAN) For each of the sites, the following technologies were modeled under the following scenarios: Scenario 1: Open raceways: 15 cm deep, with 94% of the incident light penetrating the culture and three circumstances: 1. Run year round with no supplementary heat, 2. Run year round with supplementary [...] Discussion Cost data reported in the existing literature vary by orders of magnitude, and can range from $0.20 per kg (27) of algae to several hundred dollars (35), depending on climate, species, growing systems and other conditions 72. 72 As such, this data does not answer the question ‘is algae production feasible in BC?’ But ra
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