Bio-fuel, bio-gas, electricity and heat.

Seaweed can be broken down by small micro-organism to produce different type of alcohol.
Alcohol can be used as a replacement of petrol and diesel or bio-gas. This process can take place at room temperature. However not al type of sugars can be broken down. The cyclical ones need another process called thermo-chemical or the use of genetic changed yeast. For a number of reason we will leave them out here.
There are mainly three reasons to consider bio-fuel.
A. Most countries wish to become less dependent on important oil and diesel for transport. Due to the limited resources and the increasing demand prices will eventually go up. Alcohol fuels can be used in a strategy for the security of energy supply.
B. Reducing fossil carbon dioxide emissions.(Kyoto agreement)
C. Directive introduced by the European Commission in May 8,2003. Member States should ensure that a minimum proportion of bio-fuel and other renewable fuels are placed on their markets on a certain date. A reference value for these targets are 2%, calculated on the basis of energy content, of all petrol and diesel for transport purposes placed on their markets by December 2005 and a reference value of 5.75% placed on their markets by 31 December 2010.
Combining the two, Kyoto and EU directive which would be sensible could lead to the creation of some 30 000 jobs along the west and south coast.