Slowing an Outdoor Algal Raceway After Dark, Weighed Against Night Biomass Loss
A paper from the School of Emergent Priorities runs a 48-night crossover trial in four 50 m² outdoor algal raceways, slowing two paddlewheels each night and metering all four, and finds that the electricity saved outweighs the extra biomass lost on cool nights but not on warm ones. It proposes a night speed gated on water temperature, with a threshold near 16 °C when delivered electricity is counted and near 19 °C on a primary-energy basis.
| Authors | Iben Chikere , Anouk Mensah , Vigdis Emenike |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.u9d4xf |
| Pages | 5 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_u9d4xf,
author = {Iben Chikere and Anouk Mensah and Vigdis Emenike},
title = {What the Wheel Spends at Night: Slowing an Outdoor Algal Raceway After Dark, Weighed Against Night Biomass Loss},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.u9d4xf},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-whether-slowing-an-u9d4xf/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}