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Clean Energy From Micro-algae

Posted October 09, 2007 11:09 AM

From The Engineer:

Associate Prof Ben Hankamer from the University of Queensland in Australia is attempting to engineer bioreactors that can produce hydrogen in a carbon-dioxide neutral process. The solar bio-hydrogen process he is working on uses solar-powered bioreactors filled with single-celled algae to produce hydrogen from water. Algae naturally capture sunlight and use its energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen; however, the process is not efficient enough to be commercially viable.

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