Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Algae Fuel

This looks cool:

Looking for a clean fuel that grows anywhere, needs only sunlight and water, and could produce enough oil to free the U.S. from its petroleum addiction? Here’s one start-up’s plan for converting oil from algae—yes, algae.


If it pans out, this technology could be important, at least until new fuel alternatives are created. Will we live in a world completely dominated by cars running on algae-grown oil? No, because this will probably turn out to be a temporary fix, in the same category as ethanol and hybrid vehicles. Instead, these things will lead to newer technologies that move beyond burning a fuel.

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