Fuel from Algae in Space? NREL Helps Colorado Students with Out-of-this-World Project [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 630.9 Agriculture and related technologies
• Thông tin xuất bản: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2017
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 00:00:42 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 264481
• Chủ đề: 1. 09 biomass fuels; 2. 79 astronomy and astrophysics; 3. Algae; 4. Mars; 5. Nrel

Tóm tắt

An unusual project undertaken by students at Chatfield High School in Colorado might be just what America?s space program needs. The students want to see if we can create fuel from algae in space. To do so, they're sending two strains of algae supplied by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory into orbit aboard the International Space Station. Earth-bound experiments have already shown one strain produces hydrogen, which can be used to power fuel cells, while the end result for the other is a biofuel. If all goes well, these science-minded students could wind up making it easier for long-duration space voyages.