Thursday, January 24, 2008

Algal Biodiesel @ Sundance Film Festival

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Algal Biodiesel @ Sundance Film Festival

A San Francisco Bay Area company’s algae-derived biodiesel has successfully powered a car in real-world driving conditions, the first time a biofuel of this type has achieved such a milestone, according to the company.

California-based Solazyme drove an off-the-lot Mercedes diesel C320 up and down the Californian Coast powered entirely by its next-generation fuel. The fuel and Mercedes, which had no modifications done to it, are currently in the state of Utah to be publicly unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival, where they will feature in “Field of Fuel,” a documentary by Josh Tikell about renewable fuels.

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Nature gave us oil from algae; perhaps we should try Nature's way again

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