Biotechnology blog
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“Bionic Leaf” Makes Fuel from Sunlight
- February 15, 2015
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A new way to make fuel from sunlight: starve a microbe nearly to death, then feed it carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Such a batterylike system may beat either purely biological or purely technological systems at turning sunlight into fuels and other useful molecules, the researchers now claim.
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Bonaire, a Caribbean island, switches to a 100% renewable energy system
- February 10, 2015
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Bonaire is a small Caribbean island. In 2004 the government and local utility began working together to create a plan that would allow Bonaire to reach a goal of generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.
