Air Force taps USU to work on bio jet fuel

HJnews.com
By Kim Burgess
Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:41 AM CDT

With assistance from Utah State University, the U.S. Air Force is ramping up its efforts to develop jet fuel from an unusual source — algae.The U. S. military spends $6 billion on three billion gallons fuel each year, giving it a heavy interest in finding an alternative. Algae holds promise because it captures carbon dioxide rapidly and is the most productive of all photosynthetic life on earth.

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