Masdar to make fish fly
The fish farms in the area of Abu Dhabi could soon be used to produce jet fuel.
The project, developed by The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Honeywell UOP, Boeing and Ethiad Airways, will be based around the oily plant Salicornia (also referred to as pickleweed or sea asparagus).
While the fish are harvested for food, Salicornia will be harvested for oil. The Silicornia will absorb fish waste, which normally runs into the sea and pollutes it.
The oil from this salt-water plant can be converted into jet fuel or biodiesel, as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions and the level of waste ending up in our oceans.
After the oil has been extracted, Salicornia can be used to produce fish food or the straw of the plant could get burned in a biomass reactor to produce electricity.
However, Scott Kennedy, associate professor at the Masdar Institute, explains that this plant has not been grown for human use before and the challenges of growing it in copious amounts is yet unknown.
‘The challenge is a systems integration problem’, said John Perkins, the director of the Masdar Institute.
The project, developed by The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Honeywell UOP, Boeing and Ethiad Airways, will be based around the oily plant Salicornia (also referred to as pickleweed or sea asparagus).
While the fish are harvested for food, Salicornia will be harvested for oil. The Silicornia will absorb fish waste, which normally runs into the sea and pollutes it.
The oil from this salt-water plant can be converted into jet fuel or biodiesel, as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions and the level of waste ending up in our oceans.
After the oil has been extracted, Salicornia can be used to produce fish food or the straw of the plant could get burned in a biomass reactor to produce electricity.
However, Scott Kennedy, associate professor at the Masdar Institute, explains that this plant has not been grown for human use before and the challenges of growing it in copious amounts is yet unknown.
‘The challenge is a systems integration problem’, said John Perkins, the director of the Masdar Institute.
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