[Peakoil] algae could replace 17 per cent of US oil imports

[Jenny Goldie]

Study: Algae could replace 17 percent of US oil imports
A new study shows that 17 percent of the United States' imported oil for transportation could be replaced by biofuel made from algae. Researchers also determined that the water needed to grow that algae could be substantially reduced by cultivating it in the nation's sunniest and most humid regions.
http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=859

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