Scottish Biogas

at 83 Princess Street, Edinburgh , EH2 2ER United Kingdom

1. Public Utility

Scottish Biogas is developing a range of new networks to deliver clean, renewable & sustainable gas at a significantly lower price than any other supplier. Join us today and we will help you save for tomorrow!

Description

Seaweeds convert solar energy, carbon dioxide and nutrients into many important extractable compounds, with no land or food conflict issues and ample environmental benefits... Seaweed grows faster than terrestrial plants, and do so at low temperatures. The bulk of seaweed forests are formed by large brown seaweed (kelp) and are found in temperate to cold waters, where the temperature varies far less than on land. Having a slight negative buoyancy, the seaweeds are almost weightless when fully submerged. They need no tissue re-enforcement to keep them growing upright as with land plants, which makes seaweed biomass easier to brake down during processing. Dissolved nutrients like nitrate and phosphate are easily absorbed through the surface area of the entire plant. Totally immersed in water, seaweed wastes hardly any energy for uptake and transport of neither water nor nutrients. A definite advantage of growing plants in seawater is, of course, that they need no freshwater what so ever nor deep roots to access it. Seaweed cultivation provides a range of opportunities in different sectors. Cultivation of seaweed presents opportunities for collaboration with the Aquaculture sector in IMTA systems (Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture) to clean the water of excess nutrients from fish production. For biofuels it provides a sustainable and extensive biomass resource for the production of transport fuel, petrochemical replacements, heat and electricity. The refinery process will also allow for other valuable co-products. The vastness of the ocean presents numerous possibilities for locating seaweed farms offshore where there is limited conflict with the local fisheries or shipping interests, and posing no conflict with food supply. Furthermore, they can be placed in conjunction with other marine operations (oil & gas, offshore wind and wave) opening up for a wide range of synergies and better utilization of ocean areas.

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Summary

Scottish Biogas is Edinburgh based place and this enity listed in Public Utility category. Located at 83 Princess Street EH2 2ER.