| In Kansas, one group of college kids may be making | | | | will move along swiftly. According to an Exxon |
| biofuel news history. The waste from a local treatment | | | | spokesperson, the support of this and other research |
| plant is being used to create a renewable alternative | | | | is necessary to meet the growing energy needs of |
| fuel that may be the next huge discovery in alternative | | | | the world. |
| energy. At the source of the biofuel news is algae. | | | | When comparing the potential output of energy from |
| These hungry organisms are willing to eat and clean | | | | various forms of alternative sources, algae is at the |
| pollutants from waste water and return oil that can be | | | | top of the list. The oil would be converted to biodiesel |
| used to produce one of the cleanest energy sources | | | | which is commonly used I trucks. Newer hybrid cars |
| on the planet. | | | | are also supporting biodiesel as a primary fuel choice. |
| As is the case with much of the biofuel news, there is | | | | Corn yields about 18 gallons of oil per acre and |
| money to be made if this form of alternative energy | | | | soybeans about 48 gallons. The algae, however, have |
| were to prove viable in the marketplace. For this | | | | the potential to yield 5,000 gallons of oil per acre which |
| reason, Exxon is taking a large stake in the power of | | | | makes them the best biofuel news story this year and |
| algae. With $600 million, research and development of | | | | the next few years it seems. |
| potential energy being created from floating organisms | | | | |