Biodiesel Production from Algal Blooms: A Step towards Renewable Energy Generation & Measurement

1. Introduction

There are two types of energy, renewable resources and non- renewable resources. Non-renewable source of the energy are those types of resources which are form after decomposition or some natural process taking a long duration of time. They cannot be generated or replenished within a short time. Coal, petroleum and natural gas form the main part of this type of resources. In the last two centuries there had been immense pressure on the conventional or non – renewable sources of energy. They had been the backbone of many countries economically and also the lifeline of the everyday life round the globe. They are used in some or the other form everywhere from crude to refined and from refined to the last by-product is utilized in some or the other industries. All these resources are limited in availability in nature. There is not only the problem of depleting resources but also the after effects of using it. It had been the major contributor of green house gases in atmosphere of the earth, leading to many climatic problems world wide. As these resources are not used directly in the very way they are found during the various refining and burning or heating process they release harmful chemical in the environment causing pollution hence disturbing the ecological balance.