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Researchers Experiment With Algae-Based Biofuel

Algae can be processed into any liquid fuel product around, like kerosene and diesel.
(Stina Sieg/KJZZ)
Algae can be processed into any liquid fuel product around, like kerosene and diesel. (Stina Sieg/KJZZ)

One day, your car could run on algae. Scientists have been saying that for decades. The military and energy companies have already experimented with algae-based biofuel. But it has yet to be brought to the masses.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Stina Sieg of KJZZ reports that a lot of that research is happening in Arizona.

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