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Possible Fix For Global Warming?

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Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide
Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, passing carbon dioxide over large membranes, placed vertically [...]

Co-location could make algae biofuels affordable

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Researchers are continuing to develop strains of algae that yield a greater volume of oily compounds that can be processed into biofuels.
But as more new and established companies examine how to scale up lab processes to commercial levels, scientists and engineers seem to be finding that standalone operations may not [...]

Algaeus lives! A modified Prius goes cross-country on fuel from algae

You really can drive across the country on algae–and a 700-pound battery pack–or so proved the crew behind the documentary Fuel .

U.S. Navy Green: Military Investigates Biofuels to Power Its Ships and Planes

Ships powered by algae and planes flying on weeds: that’s part of the future the U.S. Navy hopes to bring to fruition.

Algae: Biofuel Of The Future?

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In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum.
Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day.

As part of the photosynthesis process algae produce oil and can generate [...]