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When biofuels are mentioned in conversation, most people are referencing ethanol.  Ethanol has already pervaded the existing gasoline infrastructure, with most gas sold containing 10% ethanol.  Also, there has recently been a proposal to increase that to 15%.  One biofuel that doesn’t get a lot of press is algal fuel, which is made from algae, [...]

Creating biofuels from algae isn’t new, but the recent announcement of $85 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy should make it more widespread.  The funding package will also promote the development of other advanced biofuels, but none of it will be used to create cellulosic ethanol.  What’s so great about algal fuel [...]