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Apr. 17, 2009
Algae Power
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| With growing interest in alternative fuels, we'll check in on efforts to create truly green sources of energy -- fuel from algae. The city of Venice, Italy has announced a 2-year plan to build an algae-based power plant that would provide half the city's electric power. We'll talk about that effort, and about a library of algae samples from around the world. The Culture Collection of Algae is finding newfound interest among biofuel researchers. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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Jerry Brand
Director of the Culture Collection of Algae
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas -
Al Darzins
Principal Group Manager
National Bioenergy Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado
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