Robotic Research, LLC holds a patent for a cutting-edge method of farming bio-fuels. The Robotic Algae Harvester (RAH) will overcome harvesting barriers of previous systems by farming algae from a sea-floating platform. Microalgae represents a promising new source of feedstock for the production of biodiesel, as numerous strains can produce more than 50% of their biomass as a lipid with a high fraction of triglycerides. This project may lead to a sustainable process for growing algae for the production of biofuels and may enable a biofuel that does not impact critical food prices while having a more environmentally friendly carbon footprint.
The Robotic Algae Harvester (RAH), will be composed of a set of floating interconnecting photobioreactors (PBRs), Processing and Control Modules (PCM), and loading and unloading stations (LUS).
Preliminary model of several hexagons subject to a sea-state level 5
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