Advances in Biotechnology and Bioscience

Biography

Biography: Seifeldin Khedir

Abstract

Global interest in biofuel production has increased to achieve sustainable energy production and reduce climatic change especially in developing countries. The present study is pioneer resource assessment study in the Sudan and the Red Sea region. Its objectives are fourfold: to verify the existence of microalgae species in Sudanese’s Red Sea coast zone which are globally reported for their high biomass and biofuel production, to determine the potentially suitable sites for commercial production of microalgae, to estimate the biomass and biofuel productivity and the amount of sequestered carbon. The study made use of Red Sea algal review to verify the existence of the required species. The multi criteria analysis (MCA), as a GIS tool, was used for best site selection is used for industrial scale microalgae cultivation and biofuel production. Climate parameters, land use, landcover, slope and power plants as nutrients sources for CO₂ were considered. Theoretical calculations used for potential of biomass, lipids productivity and estimate of carbon fixation for study area based on sunlight and other climatic conditions of site selection assuming cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in open pond system. The results of suitability analysis determined the bare land out Port Sudan city as suitable site for production with a total area estimated to be 19385 hectares. Carbon fixation for Red Sea was (279.8 T/ha/ year), (72427.4 L/ha/year) and (23.3 gco2/m/d), respectively, this figure are more suitable in compression with other tropical sites such as India, Ethiopia and Australia respectively. However, according to economic and environmental benefits, the study will provide a base to support decision-makers to establish generic strategy to enhance renewable energy sector to meet the SDGS.