Reply #3: Joule received recognition from MIT's Tech Review as one of the most significant tech companies of

[JohnWxy]

..2010.

They have a bioengineered organism that secretes ethanol (now they have another one that secretes diesel fuel - no refining needed) as a product of it's metabolism. The organism lives happily in grungy waste water and is supplied CO2 (e.g. from industrial plants or electric power installations) and kicks out ethanol (another one produces diesel fuel). They expect to be able to produce about 20,000 gallons of ethanol an acre per year (15,000 gallons per yr of diesel).

NOte that this organism does NOT HAVE TO BE HARVESTED (as most algae projects require) to obtain the fuel! Eventually the organism does die at which point it can be harvested and the organic matter can be used as feedstock to produce fuel as they have been doing in the algae projects.

if interested here is some more on Joule Unlimited:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x252311


http://www.jouleunlimited.com/why-solar-fuel/overview">Joule Unlimited