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Power Plant Exhaust: Green Fuel




In a bioreactor, algae consumes the carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plant exhaust and converts it into biofuel that can be turned into energy through combustion. The process is scaleable and can be customized to power plant emission variations. The bioreaction process is being piloted and is expected to reach broader commercialization in the next few years. ... Green Algae
... "Inventor Isaac Berzin, 37, founder of GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, has designed a new device that converts power plant exhaust into renewable energy using sunlight and the green slime we call algae. The Museum of Science exhibit featuring Berzin's invention is on display in the main lobby. " ...

Via Boston Museum of Science: Museum Showcases Innovative Energy Technology

GreenFuel Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of systems for recycling rich CO2 streams from power and/or manufacturing plant flue gases to produce biofuels such as biodiesel, ethanol or methane. The company, which was founded in 2001, is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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