Question: A pilot, 3 0 cm depth, large - area, microalgal raceway is used to sequester CO 2 from a coal fed power station, operating at

A pilot, 30 cm depth, large-area, microalgal raceway is used to sequester CO2 from a coal fed power station, operating at 10 MW, with a capacity factor of 58%. Space is limited next to the power plant and only 10 ha is available for the raceway. Assuming that the microalgae can grow at 0.5 g/L-day over 365 days per year and utilize the emitted carbon, calculate the total CO2 emissions that could be sequestered from the power plant per year and what this is as a fraction of the plants total emissions. Cleary state any assumptions that you make and briefly comment on your answer and potential problems with this CCS method. How can this fraction be increased with the limited footprint available?

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