Venture capitalists explore replacing crude oil with algae

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Venture capitalists explore replacing crude oil with algae

By Clifford Krauss @ IHBT, March 6, 2007

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1. The idea of replacing crude oil with algae may seem odd, but not for people like Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones and her husband, David Jones, who are betting their careers and personal fortunes on the prospect of producing biofuel from algae.

2. It will require investment, luck and tweaking of biotechnology to succeed.

3. One goal is to find an energy-efficient way to convert algae into fuel. Farmed catfish could provide a useful source of carbon dioxide for the algae as well as a critical revenue flow to keep research going.

4. Venture capital firms and hedge funds are financing the construction of plants to produce biodiesel fuel out of vegetable oil, wind turbines and solar cells.

5. The road to algae has been a long one for the couple, and this project is a culmination of more than two years of reading and research.

6. After researching many other forms of alternative energy such as wind, hydrogen fuel cells, wave energy etc., they have decided to put their bets on algae

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