Pond Scum Power: Algae Emerges as DOE Feedstock of Choice for Biofuel 2.0
source: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100115/algae-emerges-doe-feedstock-choice-biofuel-2-0
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There was sense of deja vu in the biofuels sector this week when U.S. Energy Secretary Chu announced nearly $80 million in funding for research and development of algae-based fuels.
The dream of turning pond scum into diesel began with a similar flood of government investments by the Carter administration during the oil crisis of the 1970s. In fact, many of the buzzed-about algae-to-fuel startups today are basing their technology on the seminal research from that era.
The government spending dried up Algae Emerges as DOE Feedstock of Choice for Biofuel 2.0after Carter left office, and research efforts suffered ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100115/algae-emerges-doe-feedstock-choice-biofuel...
The dream of turning pond scum into diesel began with a similar flood of government investments by the Carter administration during the oil crisis of the 1970s. In fact, many of the buzzed-about algae-to-fuel startups today are basing their technology on the seminal research from that era.
The government spending dried up Algae Emerges as DOE Feedstock of Choice for Biofuel 2.0after Carter left office, and research efforts suffered ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100115/algae-emerges-doe-feedstock-choice-biofuel...
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