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Newly Discovered Chlorophyll Scavenger Could Lead to Cheaper

Clean Technica -- "...This new form appears to be a kind of “scavenger” that harvests part of the light spectrum that other forms of chlorophyll don’t absorb.

The discovery is significant because it could help push forward the development of new strains of algae that can use a larger part of the light spectrum to produce biofuel oils, which in turn would help to make renewable biofuel production cheaper and more competitive with fossil fuels....

there is still some homework to be done before a definitive connection can be made, but the future looks promising for applying the mechanisms of photosynthesis not only to improve the efficiency of biofuel production. The implications for renewable energy also go beyond biofuels.... '

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Submitted Aug 29, 2010 By: barsantij

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OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,810 Points:1,252,470 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2010 3:14:41 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse So do you mean to say it has always been there doing its thing; and they just DISCOVERED it?
barsantij Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,268 Points:485,305 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2010 1:52:07 PM Ignore barsantij Report Abuse Sorry about the link try this http://cleantechnica.com/2010/08/29/newly-discovered-chlorophyll-scavenger-could-lead-to-cheaper-biofuels/
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:5,723 Points:1,015,750 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2010 4:07:11 AM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse Intro!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,716 Points:982,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2010 2:12:42 AM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Very interesting idea. It's wonderful what nature has given us to use, as long as we have the knowledge and creativity to use it properly.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,324 Points:1,020,420 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2010 12:24:53 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse It's not a matter of what part of the light spectrum a chlorophyll uses. It's a matter of how much. Volume, volume, VOLUME!
NekoSJG Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,240 Points:572,755 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 11:15:15 PM Ignore NekoSJG Report Abuse Nature has an answer for almost everything.
GOCARDS07 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:14 Points:22,170 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 11:12:18 PM Ignore GOCARDS07 Report Abuse Good news!!!
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,240 Points:821,090 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 11:08:45 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Hopefully it will make the oil companies come BACK TO THEIR SENSES
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 9:53:10 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse some homework to be done; darn that old fly in the ointment
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 9:29:51 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Seems to be good news.
ncomet1 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,289 Points:408,780 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 7:14:34 PM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse I had the same problem. I hope that they can use this to make alternative energy that can compete with fossil fuels.
batloverNM Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,222 Points:1,169,870 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 5:14:28 PM Ignore batloverNM Report Abuse Would have been nice to read the full article, but the "page not found" error message pops up.