"The ancient sunlight stored in fossil fuels is a limited resource. Today’s sunlight, captured continually by algae and green plants, is a potentially unlimited source of energy."
-EDWARD ESKO Founder Quantum Biofuels
"The development of a biologically based gasoline alternative is not a new idea, but the theory of gasoline-like fuels as a renewable resource is a novel concept. In truth, algae is widely held by conventional geochemical theory to be a principal contributor to the fossil fuel source of petroleum oil reserves. Taking the selected algae strains and simulating geological conditions in a process reactor is the novelty for making this idea a realistic conception.
-MOSHE SAHLER, Project Director
In the AlgolineTM Biofuel Cycle, solar energy is stored in algae, extracted, and released back into the environment. Carbon produced in the cycle is offset by the further cultivation of algae and photosynthesis.
On average, a square yard of the earth receives about a thousand watts of solar energy per minute. Most is reflected back into space or absorbed and radiated as heat.
Algae absorb solar energy. Sunlight combines with water and carbon dioxide to form carbohydrates. Oxygen is released, while hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide to form glucose. This process is endothermic, meaning that glucose contains more energy than the elements that create it.
Here, algae are subjected to a proprietary process in which energy is extracted in the form of a carbon based gasoline mixture. It is not unlike the biological process of digestion, in which energy is extracted from plant foods.
When we burn gasoline as fuel, we release energy back into the environment. The process is the opposite of photosynthesis. Oxygen is required, while carbon is given off. The process is carbon neutral. The carbon released is offset by additional photosynthesis in which algae again absorb carbon.