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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Algae could be a new green power source |
| Date | 2015-11-24 20:01 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <4aseic-d0e.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <_ZqdnVFRRvv4KsnLnZ2dnUU7-YnOydjZ@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Algae could be a new green power source >> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-algae-green-power-source.html > >> In a study published in the journal Technology, a team led by >> Concordia engineering professor Muthukumaran Packirisamy describe >> their invention: a power cell that harnesses electrical energy from >> the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae. >> >> Why plants? Because the energy is already there. >> >> "Both photosynthesis and respiration, which take place in plants >> cells, involve electron transfer chains. By trapping the electrons >> released by blue-green algae during photosynthesis and respiration, >> we can harness the electrical energy they produce naturally," says >> Packirisamy. >> >> Why blue-green algae? Because it's everywhere. >> >> Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae are the most prosperous >> microorganisms on earth, evolutionarily speaking. They occupy a broad >> range of habitats across all latitudes. And they've been here >> forever: the planet's early fauna and flora owe their makeup to >> cyanobacteria, which produced the oxygen that ultimately allowed >> higher life forms to flourish. Yawn. People have been fucking around with this idea for years with zero practical results to date. -- Jim Pennino
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Algae could be a new green power source Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 13:15 -0600
A blue green power source Bret Cahill <bretcahill@aol.com> - 2015-11-24 11:25 -0800
Re: A blue green power source benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 14:52 -0500
Re: Algae could be a new green power source jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-24 20:01 +0000
Re: Algae could be a new green power source gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-11-24 17:34 -0600
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