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Tweaking Bacteria, Scientists Turn Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel

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A few years ago, Daniel Nocera pioneered an "artificial leaf" that—just like the real thing—uses only the sun and water to produce energy. Although Toyota and others companies are making cars built to run on hydrogen, emitting only water vapor, filling up is a problem: Most gas stations are set up to serve liquid fuel.

Web Location:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2015/02/150209-solar-energy-to-liquid-fuel/

Related Topics:
1. Energy is a physical quantity that follows precise natural laws.
2. Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
3. Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.

Associated Grade Levels:
3-45-67-89-1011-12Public

Related Sub-Topics

1.1 Energy is a quantity that is transferred from system to system.

1.5 Energy comes in different forms and can be divided into categories.

1.6 Chemical and nuclear reactions involve transfer and transformation of energy.

2.1 Earth constantly changes as energy flows through the system.

2.2 Sunlight, gravitational potential, decay of radioactive isotopes, and rotation of the Earth

2.4 Water plays a major role in the storage and transfer of energy in the Earth system.

3.1 The Sun is the major source of energy for organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part

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Scientists from public universities, government laboratories and private industry from throughout the Northwest, and beyond, are joining together to focus on developing ways to turn one of the region's most plentiful commodities—wood and wood waste—into jet fuel.

Led by Washington State University, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will take a holistic approach to building a supply chain for aviation biofuel with the goal of increasing efficiency in everything from forestry operations to conversion processes. Using a variety of feedstocks, including forest and mill residues, construction waste, as well as new energy crops, the project aims to create a sustainable industry to produce aviation biofuels and important co-products. The project includes a broad allianc. . . View More


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