Filling Up On Algae

grqb writes "News.com is reporting that GreenFuel Technologies, a Cambridge, Mass. based start-up, is using algae fed with sunlight, water and emissions from power plants to make biodiesel. The benefits are that heavy polluters can cut back on their emissions and at the same time make biodiesel. The algae consumes carbon dioxide as part of photosynthesis and they also break down nitrogen oxide, reducing the amount of polluting gas released. Once the algae are grown, the conversion to biodiesel is a relatively simple process. The company uses technology licensed from a NASA project. The only barrier now is to prove that it is economically viable."

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Re:Just don't burn the diesel

[HermanAB]

Man, go outside and look at the first city bus coming past. Diesel engine catalytic converters are bypassed during accelleration, so every time the bus pulls away from a bus stop, you get a black cloud of soot. That happens every 200 meters all day long. So, asshole, don't tell me diesels don't produce soot. Nuff sed.