Algae system, carbon-limited

The algae pond system developed for the base case was applied to each of the 15 candidate PEF sites using local data. The major factors which influenced the relative value of the cash flow at the different sites were months of operation, the level of treatment, and the plant size. Higher levels of treatment result in lower net annual cash flows and increasing capital cost. The results of the site-specific performance runs indicate that, for the present, a carbon-limited, secondary treatment system will be most cost-effective. 

One important interaction between the algae pond system and the Energy Plantation in a PEF is the contribution of fertilizer from the algae pond. With ordinary municipal wastewater, a carbon-limited algae pond system... 

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