Friday, November 9, 2007

Chevron Backs Algae as Answer to Biofuel Problems

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Chevron Backs Algae as Answer to Biofuel Problems

Chevron this week announced it is to team up with US Department of Energy's National Renewable (NREL) to work on a new research project to develop an approach for turning algae into transportation fuel.

The initiative, which joins an existing Chevron-NREL research project on turning decomposing food into biofuel, will investigate various algae strains and assess their suitability for being transformed into transport fuels, including green fuel for jet engines.

NREL director Dan Arvizu said he was confident the project would lead to a rapid increase in the yield and productivity of key algae strains.

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