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Breakthrough energy discovery?

by nukegingrich | March 18, 2008 at 07:40 pm | 3516 views | 5 comments | 4 recommendations

by cgulyas2002

Calling it “the ultimate recycling” project, a Georgia agricultural researcher says he has found the solution to the world’s energy crisis.

Using a process of genetic modification and cloning of bacterial organisms that is capable of large-scale conversion of bio-mass into hydrocarbons, researcher J. C. Bell has enlisted the help of Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Rep. Jim Marshall, Rep. Jack Kingston, and Floyd Gabler, the deputy undersecretary of the USDA to bring attention to his project.

Bell has patented the process and has formed a corporation named Bell Bio-Energy, Inc.

Quoting an old Chinese proverb, “He who burns his food goes hungry,” Bell said he never considered using ethanol for his research. Instead he concentrated on bio-mass and hydrocarbons. Bio-mass is any living or recently dead biological material. Hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Decomposed organic matter provides an abundance of carbon and hydrogen and is naturally occurring in crude oil.

Sources for bio-mass are the forestry industry, pulp plants, agriculture and waste derived from the construction and demolition industry. “We are only using waste products.” In fact, a USDA study projected it was possible to produce two billions tons of bio-mass that could be converted to hydrocarbon.

Bell says his groundbreaking discovery will require no modification to automobiles, oil pipelines or refineries as they exist today and could forever end the United States’ dependence on foreign oil.

Is this the “magic bullet” to solve the world’s thirst for energy?

Maybe.

original post at Nuke's

Update: 3/19 .... Joe Kovacs of WND has picked up the story in an "exclusive report"

(Joe, do you read our blog?)

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ryan

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at 19:48 on March 18th, 2008

nukegingrich, I've always been excited by the potential of bio mass it's reassuring to hear about some current breakthroughs. Thanks for sharing.

nukegingrich

at 19:57 on March 18th, 2008

thanks for the "GS", Ryan

matte

at 23:01 on March 18th, 2008

now this is on a similar vein to my thinking, excet the biomass comes from alge on effluent ponds - now that is a sustainable source of nutrients!

azzayindia

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at 03:46 on March 19th, 2008

nukegingrich, I like this story. It's good stuff.

djermano

at 16:50 on March 20th, 2008

I like Geothermal Energy. It is drilling down deep until we reach the heat, and send a pipe down to transport water. It comes back as steam and can be used to generate electricity. The process lasts forever. No pollution, and no depleted resources. No using energy to make energy, and no increase to food prices. Wells are capped with rugged lids to prevent pressure or unwanted gases to escape. Heat is recyled back into the ground, so temperatures are never compromised. What need for nuclear energy? zippo. Geothermal plants built throughout the country could provide enough energy to operate a Maglev Superhighway, where cars and buses and trucks can use it for transportation. While you are driving your vehicle gains energy instead of using it up. When you go off the Superhighway your energy has enough power to get you there and back.