tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post3620174763174047687..comments2024-01-29T10:04:23.986-08:00Comments on Al Fin Energy: Pacific Rim Bioenergy Summit Honolulu: Nov 8-11al finhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-58638717947546770872009-10-12T09:48:38.418-07:002009-10-12T09:48:38.418-07:00That is one way to look at big oil's interest ...That is one way to look at big oil's interest in microbial biofuels. Buy it and freeze it. <br /><br />The problem with that is that a lot of other big money interests are invested as well, and they have more to gain from biofuels than to lose.<br /><br />Not only that, but big oil has been driven out of Russia, the Persian Gulf, large parts of Africa (by Chinese bidders), Venezuela, Bolivia, etc. They have to get a big win -- and deep sea drilling is so expensive!<br /><br />They need something solid to use to slap the sovereign oil companies with. "Either let us back in or we'll make your oil obsolete . . . "<br /><br />There are too many different approaches to microbial biofuels to be able to grab up all the patents and intellectual rights.<br /><br />Government regulation and lawsuits will be the biggest obstacle to large scale biofuels, in my opinion.al finhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-79336851847518747132009-10-11T00:46:14.462-07:002009-10-11T00:46:14.462-07:00"Enemies of algal fuels will use every trick ..."Enemies of algal fuels will use every trick in the book to stop the perceived threat."<br /><br />You can't find a job without a mandatory intellectual property agreement anymore. Any technology invented can be patented and mothballed by asking for huge licensing fees and only practicing it in a pilot-flame manner, and messing up operations on purpose. Mothballing should buy 20 years of patent time, and by then we'll extend time limits or make patents nonexpiring/renewable/perpetual.szilardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17647885376105133395noreply@blogger.com