Joule Unlimited, a biotechnology company in Massachusetts claims to have genetically-engineered a patented cyanobacterium capable of secreting diesel fuel or ethanol. The organism, requiring only sun, water, and CO2, produces fuels on demand at a cost that competes with some of the most inexpensive fossil fuels. The organisms are mounted to units similar to solar panels to allow for maximum light absorption.
Joule CEO Bill Sims says “…there’s no reason why this technology can’t change the world.” The organisms create the fuels as a byproduct of photosynthesis. This naturally-occurring process simultaneously works to reduce carbon emissions if the process takes place near a facility that produces emissions in high quantities.
Joule Unlimited hopes to be commercially operating in less than two years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110227/ap_on_bi_ge/us_growing_fuel
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