Actually, to get the algae to produce hydrogen, it must be deprived of sunlight and sulphur. The algae needs sunlight to reproduce and grow into mass quantaties, but once light and sulphur are removed it reverts to a primordial state and starts producing hydrogen like mad. What it eats in this state is a mystery.
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Actually, to get the algae to produce hydrogen, it must be deprived of sunlight and sulphur. The algae needs sunlight to reproduce and grow into mass quantaties, but once light and sulphur are removed it reverts to a primordial state and starts producing hydrogen like mad. What it eats in this state is a mystery.