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Old 03-27-2008, 05:02 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: 730 days and counting: diesel from algae in your tank

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Originally Posted by HoosierRon View Post
The article discusses a couple of different processes. The Solazyme process does not use indoor lighting. Algae only need light in order to make sugar (which -- like humans -- it then converts into fat/oil). Solazyme feeds sugar directly to the algae so that the algae do not have to make it. Therefore, there is no need for any kind of light. The algae are grown in dark tanks.

Also, the Vertigro system pictured uses sunlight, as you can see in the picture.
Thanks, I wasn't quite sure.
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