Plug-in hybrid with algae fuel claims 150 mpg

Algaeus says the car can get 150 MPG on the freeway, using a converted Prius, a nickel-metal hydride battery and a 5 percent algae fuel, (95 percent fossil fuel) blend courtesy of startup Sapphire Energy.

Well, with just 5% algae fuel, it’s not really “powered by algae,” is it? But perhaps this is a [...]

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Algae into jet fuel.

Geothermal heat pump stocks.

Geothermal and algae fuel

According to a new USGS study, geothermal if developed fully, could generate about half the currently installed US generating power, a huge amount.

The DOE says algae fuel could replace all petroleum fuel in the US using an area about the size of Maryland. This could be done on non-arable land with small amounts [...]