Going Green

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Nitrogen-fixing, Hydrogen-producing Bacteria

This is interesting. With the high cost of nitrogen for fertilizer due to the high cost of fuel, maybe this technology can lower both costs simultaneously!

Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean Energy

By Rosalie Marion Bliss
August 25, 2008

A new "green" technology developed cooperatively by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University (NC State) could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

Renewable sources of energy...(complete news release here).

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