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Friday
29Jan2010

The Future of Free Gas

When we hear the name E Coli we cannot help but think of a dangerous bacteria that is lurking in the meats of grocery stores everywhere.  E Coli has many faces, some of which are not harmful and can provide vitamins to their host.  What if we could take E Coli's abilities to a higher level?  Two private firms have managed to do just that.  They have engineered their E Coli strains to produce a sugar that is necessary in converting biomass straight into biofuel.  It seems to good to be true really.  Insert bacteria and Voila! A limitless supply of fuel for your cross country trip you always wanted to take or a dirt cheap plane ticket to Venice Beach... Lido not L.A.  I digress.  These engineered E Coli, which are very expensive, produce the alcohol needed for fuel in tremendous amounts all at once and do not require the same multi-step expensive process as traditional biofuel that consumes a crop for production.  We at GoDieselUSA tip our hats to this process and see it providing for a successful future in the US of A.