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Greenstar creates new and better way to boost biofuel

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Biofuel is something that was initially hailed as a hero that would save the planet from the energy crisis that is looming on the horizon if not already here. But the same method soon turned villain as the world now feels that the first generation bio fuels made from food crops are a reason for the food crisis that is on the horizon now. But now people are trying hard to make sure that they produce biofuel from alternate sources that do not actually eat away the food crops. Now here is another effort in that same direction and hopefully it will take away the load on the production of food crops for biofuel.

One of the most promising feedstocks is algae, with which biodiesel can be made. One of the companies working on making algal fuels viable is Green Star, and they just announced the creation of a new micronutrient that can help boost algae daily growth rate by 34% and “increase the total biomass quantity in a harvest algae growth cycle by well over 100%.” This means that the new method can be used to produce biofuel without putting a strain on the food crops.

Green Star will make available 12-oz sample bottles to all universities [either at no cost or with $50 shipping fees], research institutes and commercial facilities for testing on their specific strains of algae. This is quite a smart move. This way they can find quickly which kinds of algaes work with the micronutrient, and their product will get more scientific scrutiny from many unbiased observers. This also is nice to see as such a cooperative move will help us get to a solution a lot quicker than normal. Hopefully more such moves will help us develop better biofuel that will not impend the growth of food crops.

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