Thursday, April 23, 2009

Algae, A Good Source of Edible Oil - Unilever

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Unilever, IBM and other companies said they are constantly investigating green technologies that would help them conserve energy or sell products to customers who embrace efficiencies.

An article in Greentech media says:

Phil Giesler, director of innovation and corporate ventures at Unilever said that Unilever is interested in the developing of edible fuels. Giesler said some of the conventional edible oils, such as palm oils, are being used to make transportation fuels. As a result, forests have been cleared plant more palm trees.

Algae could be a good source of edible oils, though it will likely take 10 or more years to bring it to market.

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