The conversion of vegetables into car fuel continues. In Japan, the Agriculture Ministry teams up with Toyota, Denso, the Chuo university in Tokyo, the Kyoto university and others with the goal of producing fuel from produce. From algae, to be exact. Are algae food? In certain parts of the world, they are. As I’m in Tokyo, dried algae are in the snack tray next to the computer, and they begin to infest the keyboard. The green stuff that wraps sushi is dried and pressed algae. (Read More…)
Posted in Bio-fuels, Green, News Blog, Toyota
Tagged as algae, Bertel Schmitt, fuel, Green, oil, suinflower
Tagged as algae, Bertel Schmitt, fuel, Green, oil, suinflower
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