Thursday, October 30, 2008

Algae to Assist Plant Powers on the Rise - Research at Sequim Marine Sciences Lab

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Algae and seaweed grown in the open ocean could provide biodiesel and even jet fuel, according to Michael Huesemann, a biochemical engineer at the Sequim Marine Sciences Laboratory. The facility, the only U.S. Department of Energy marine lab in the country, is a center for algal fuel research. -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

At the Marine Sciences Laboratory on Sequim Bay, Michael Huesemann, a biochemical engineer who grew up near Hamburg, Germany, is at the front of the quest for algal biofuel. To him, it's not so new. Huesemann started working with algae six years ago, and has only recently seen interest in his research bloom like roses in a greenhouse.

The Sequim lab, which sits on 140 acres facing Sequim Bay, is the only U.S. Department of Energy marine research facility in the country, so it is indeed interesting to know that this lab is doing research on algal biofuels.

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