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- From: roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Energy production on Earth
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- Date: 4 Jan 93 14:11:11 GMT
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- Regarding the utilization of energy sources on Earth, which was discussed
- in the context of importing energy from space:
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- A report on the radio this morning described a genetically engineered
- bacterium, in which two genes were spliced in to allow it to do a very
- good job of converting complex carbohydrates (including celluose) into
- ethanol. Evidently the project is far enough along that there are plans
- to build a plant in New York, to produce 15(?) million gallons of ethanol
- per year from paper mill sludge.
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- Now, let's hope the bacterium doesn't get loose in the environment, or
- that it requires something to live that's found only in the culture tanks. :-)
-
- John Roberts
- roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov
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