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From: dvdw©3/29/2011 10:00:23 AM
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keeping an eye open, an open mind.....experimenting. sciencemag.org

outtake with utility.

A perspective paper in Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology makes a case that conversion of biomass to cellulosic ethanol is the most efficient and productive use of biomass to create a high-octane, environmentally friendly transportation fuel. (3/23, #17)
• Scientists are using a photosynthetic bacterium and a hydrocarbon-producing bacterium together to make hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide. A University of Minnesota graduate student figured out how a protein could transform fatty acids produced by the bacteria into ketones, which chemical engineering professors then turned into diesel fuel. (3/24, #23)
• In Germany wind turbines, hydroelectric plants, solar cells, and biogas digesters provided 17% of electricity last year, exceeding a 12.5% target for renewable sources. (3/26, #14)
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