Algae Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
July 2, 2009 – Matthew L. Wald reports in The New York Times, “Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel.” Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels [located in Bonita Springs, Florida] are going to build a demonstration plant that will hopefully produce ethanol from carbon dioxide. Although the ethanol can be sold as a fuel for automobiles, Dow’s long-term interest is to use it as an ingredient for plastics replacing natural gas. When Congress created a tax subsidy for ethanol, it raised the price for nonfuel users like Dow. There are always consequences, seen or unseen. Please leave your comments here.
