so ill be completely honest, i came here to complain that i couldnt figure out how to do the coal loop and that i genuinely thought it impossible - because i thought i needed to use wood until i got access to charcoal (green science).... but i really didnt want to be that guy.. i just realized that algae pump can be burned to create coal, in a process that, in direct material to product energy value is 33% more efficient, but also using a furnace to make coal rather than a heat chemical plant to make wood is 233% more efficient when it comes to fuel costs, creating a multiplicative effect where your getting somwhere between 50-60% more energy value out of the furnaces than you would the chem plants....
i think it would be useful to add in the tips that algae can be burned into coal, because that is a HUGE clue in making this mod even work from the beginning
anyhow, this mod has an awsome concept and the intro into it is a nice puzzle to solve. good job!