This realllly off the wall, so hang in for a sec...
Been planing a research facility- a raft, or floating island in
the Sargasso sea some 750 mile SE of Bermuda. 15-25 degree North
latitiude, there might be plenty of solar PV power.
But, been wondering about using the sargosso in a methane system
with the biomass used afterwards to provide compost to grow some
archaic grains & veggies with no likely contamination from modern
pollen, and if successful, also a haven for threatened species
in tropical environments.
Does anyone have any data to suggest how much methane generation
comes of a given weight of biomass? and how much power an engine
fed on it would produce?  And, any unintended consequences of
methane as an engine fuel?
 
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