Article: United States: Fuel Startup Makes Ethanol From the Sun, CO2.

Byline: sanjayV03

A New England startup claims it has found a way to make ethanol using solar power and carbon dioxide -- without agricultural land or fresh water.

Joule Biotechnologies Inc. has found a way to engineer photosynthetic organisms to convert sunlight and CO2 into transportation fuels. The process requires minimal resources and polishing operations, giving the finished product an advantage over biomass-derived biofuels, such as those made from algae, corn or cellulose.

Joule said its scalable system can produce more than 20,000 gallons of SolarFuel per acre every year at less than $50 per barrel. It predicts its first product dubbed ...

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