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Optimism at the Algae Pond |
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The biggest effort is to grow a strain of genetically modified algae that excretes petroleum--that is, to grow a petroleum crop. It would be done in open ponds or tanks. The petroleum would be piped off to a refinery and made into fuel that would work in gasoline engines. It would be a \"green\" fuel, carbon-neutral.
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Tags : algae-oil-research
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