Growth modeling to evaluate alternative cultivation strategies to enhance national microalgal biomass production

Sun, Ning; Skaggs, Richard L.; Wigmosta, Mark S.; Coleman, André M.; Huesemann, Michael H.; Edmundson, Scott J.

doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.101939

Growth modeling to evaluate alternative cultivation strategies to enhance national microalgal biomass production

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Algal Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101939· OSTI ID:1638493

Sun, Ning ^[1]; Skaggs, Richard L. ^[1]; Wigmosta, Mark S. ^[2]; Coleman, André M. ^[1]; Huesemann, Michael H. ^[1]; Edmundson, Scott J. ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

In this paper, we present a model-based assessment of alternative cultivation strategies on algal biomass production within the conterminous United States. Our assessment focuses on two basic cultivation strategies: 1) seasonal rotation of three representative freshwater algal strains that are well suited for warm weather, cold weather, and all-season diverse weather conditions, respectively; and 2) variation between three open pond water depths (15cm, 20cm, and 25cm). The enhanced Biomass Assessment Tool (BAT) is applied on a site-specific, hourly basis at 5,832 North American Land Data Assimilation System Phase 2 1/8° meteorological model grid cells over a 30-year period (1980-2009) to evaluate the operational strategies. Recognizing that resource management decisions may also consider scales beyond the individual site, we also conduct a regional assessment of focused on 7 representative climate zones in the conterminous United States. Results demonstrate that the spatial variability of algal productivity is largely affected by the strain-specific growth response to light and temperature that vary significantly by climate zone and latitude. Therefore, with a limited set of alternative cultivation strategies, the BAT identified the best performing combination of cultivation strategies on a site-specific basis that considerably enhances national annual biomass productivity. Specifically, the appropriate choice of seasonal strain rotation is able to significantly dampen climate-driven seasonal and spatial variability.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1638493

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1632750

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-145175

Journal Information:: Algal Research, Vol. 49, Issue 1; ISSN 2211-9264

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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