Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Solix: From Pondscum… to Biofuel


There are many reasons to join the quest to find a viable modern energy source, but algae is one of the more unusual ones and Solix Biofuels knows it! By exploring all that algae has to offer, Solix discovered that conditions are perfect to grow this unconventional fuel resource.

Here is the science behind how it works: algae are able to convert the photosynthesis process into chemical energy. In some species of algae, the chemical energy is converted to oil which, can used to create a biofuel.

Without competing with the global food supply, algae contributes to solving the climate change problem by producing oxygen. Compared to crop capabilities like those of corn and soybean farms, algae oil production is 30 to 100 times more efficient 

Who would have thought such a tiny microorganism could provide the answer to our energy needs? But, because of algae’s amazing photosynthetic abilities and its knack to live off carbon dioxide, it has become a forerunner in the race to create fuel out of sustainable, biological sources.

Read more at solixbiofuels.com

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