Race for better biofuel heats up
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Race for better biofuel heats up
Scientists who engineer microbes to efficiently produce biofuels from plants and algae are busy reporting breakthroughs that could wean us from fossil fuels – offering a glimmer of hope to consumers eyeing gas prices skyrocket.
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...fuels-heats-up
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Looks like tobacco might be used as well. Very interesting snuff,... I mean stuff. Maybe marijuana would help as well. I'd be willing to donate several acres for research.
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you always hear some scientist made some breakthrough for this or that but you never hear that something actually got implemented. we are all still driving gas cars with a little ethanol. ive been looking at electric cars lately.
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You hear about breakthoughs, but nothing so far that requires no modifications to your vehicle or the way the fuel is made. That'* the trick. Make the transition as painless as possible.
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i can run E85 in the impy but just cause it'* cheaper doesn't solve the issue of it cutting my mileage by a 3rd or so. in the end you actually pay more using the E85
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I did remember reading an article in the last month or two about a synthetic fuel that a company developed in the UK that would be cheap enough to produce at $1.20 USD a gallon at the pump and would require no modifications to our cars.
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I posted that article. After researching the company and the technology, I found out that it requires a separate expansion tank (not very big) and some way to recycle the waste that'* produced or something like that. Still a very cool concept.
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