Sun, water, CO2 and algae: A recipe for biofuel?
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 06:00
in Earth & Climate
Plant-based biofuels were initially hailed as the answer to all problems posed by traditional fossil fuels. Supply is unlimited and they are also neutral to emissions harmful to the environment also. But using plants has led to other problems, which a team of European scientists hopes to get around by using aquatic organisms to create fuels from the sun, carbon dioxide (CO2) and water.