Tag: algae
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U.S. Scientists Convert Algae to Crude Oil in Less Than an Hour
By Tim Radford U.S. scientists believe they may have cracked one of the great biofuel conundrums. They have turned a thick soup of algae into a mix of crude oil, gas, water and plant nutrients in less than an hour. That is, they have taken 60 minutes to do what Nature does—at great pressures and…
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Algae in Paris Revisited
On occasion we publish letters on Green Building Elements. In this case, Kstor, writing from France, is critical of the energy promises made by Ennesys and Origin Oil in a Jan. 11 post about growing algae on buildings using wastewater to then generate energy. In spite of real optimism to generate renewable energy using a…
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Yo, Newt: Navy Sails 1,200 Miles On Algae Biofuel
The USS Ford sails from its homeport in Everett, Wash., to San Diego using 25,000 gallons of Solazyme’s algae-based fuel blended 50-50 with military diesel.