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#26 2023-03-15 10:01:38

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Re: Current experiments on algea, lichen etc.? - Anybody doing this stuff

Florida issues health alert over toxic algae called 'red tide' that causes irritation and cough
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti … cough.html

United Airlines wants to turn algae into jet fuel
https://thehill.com/homenews/3901217-un … -jet-fuel/

United announced the $5 million investment in the biofuel company Viridos on Monday. Viridos specializes in bioengineering microalgae into algae oil, which could one day be scaled to produce sustainable aviation fuel, aka SAF.

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#27 2023-03-19 00:18:32

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Re: Current experiments on algea, lichen etc.? - Anybody doing this stuff

Microalgae – The Future of Superfoods?
https://scitechdaily.com/microalgae-the … uperfoods/

Biotech crops widely used, consumers still wary of GM wheat
https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/crops … -gm-wheat/

Big oil firms touted algae as climate solution. Now all have pulled funding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment … exxonmobil

The Next Generation of Biofuels Could Come From These Five Crops
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovati … 180965099/
Researchers are currently developing biofuels from these abundant species, which require relatively little land, water and fertilizer

Is Algae Worse than Corn for Biofuels?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti … al-impact/

Algae production consumes more energy, has higher greenhouse gas emissions and uses more water than other biofuel sources, like corn, switch grass and canola, Clarens and his colleagues found by using a statistical model to compare growth data of algae with conventional crops.

Algae production consumes more energy, has higher greenhouse gas emissions and uses more water than other biofuel sources, like corn, switch grass and canola
Insiders aren’t surprised as ExxonMobil, the last remaining proponent of green algae

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