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Seaweed into Biofuel Article
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Eric N
10/19/2014 11:04:55 am
Glad to see an article that talks about something positive happening in the world. Biomass fuel has been a pretty good alternative to fossil fuels for quite some time. The specific seaweed that they were converting into fuel in Norway would be an ideal solution to transportation for their country. It had something like a 79% yield, which with a little more funding and innovative thinking could be used for cars. Especially in a country like Norway, which gas is something like 11 euros per LITER, (basically half a gallon) a better alternative needs to fill the role, and biomass may be one of the solutions.
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Cristian Santos
10/20/2014 06:01:38 am
I think it's a next step for people to turn sea weed into oil.
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Halie Palmer
10/20/2014 10:09:37 am
Reading that a country has looked into using a natural resource as a biofuel in future is wonderful to hear. I personaly think using it would be beneficial in solving global problems.
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Amanda Benbow
10/21/2014 02:29:58 am
It is a good thing that people are now using seaweed and turning it into biomass fuel. It will have a positive impact for Norway, and it will help fix their gas issues for their cars.
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10/21/2014 11:57:22 am
What an Amazing thing that you can use something that is as common as seaweed to make biomass fuel. If this continues to be studied and tested out then we may not have to pay for the prices we do now for oil. No only do we have a problem with gas but so does Norway,this could have a great impact for them as well as us.
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Matt Di Vilio
10/22/2014 10:14:31 am
The earth wants to find a more eco friendly type of fuel to burn for the environment so one guy in the NTNU found out that seaweed can be used as a resource. If this does work out it will also not rase the global temperature as much as it is now. It will be great if they can find a way to turn seaweed into fuel.
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Jordan McKnight
10/22/2014 11:45:00 am
The fact that seaweed can be turned into biofuel is an amazing discovery. Other crops can produce biofuel but the amount of work to create the product from them is much more work than if they used the seaweed. I hope this works and it helps us get one step closer to saving the environment.
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Vinny Molinaro
10/22/2014 10:34:39 pm
People are constantly trying to find ways to burn fuel while being ecofriendly. Now that we found out that seaweed can be turned to fuel, we realize there may be other resources out there as well that can be turned to fuel. This is an incredible discovery. This will help for many thinngs including prices of oil potentially dropping.
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Victoria Velez
10/23/2014 03:35:48 am
Having the ability to use something as common as seaweed as a source of energy is a wonderful way to help conserve the environment. Not only does it help keep the environment in better shape but it will also be a helpful resource in the future when fossil fuels such as oil will start to run out. The availability of seaweed is higher than that of oil which makes it a cheaper resource and overall a better choice.
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Emily speranza
10/23/2014 06:31:09 am
Being able to use seaweed for energy is a good way to protect the environment. This is already helpful, but in the future when we lose more and more natural resources, this will be extremely useful and probably the norm for energy. We have more seaweed than we do oil, making this a much more reliable source.
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Dan Caputo
10/23/2014 08:36:27 am
This is a very good idea to move towards a new way to make energy. Countries all over the world have been trying to find new ways for energy and it seems like this one of the better ones so far. It will also be cheaper to have the seaweed than it would have oil.
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Eric Rafaraci
10/23/2014 09:11:55 am
This is a great was to use energy. It is better to use seaweed then use oil because oil is more expensive then seaweed. Whereas seaweed is free and can easily be found in the ocean. All in all I think it is a great way to save energy.
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Mackenzie Barton
10/23/2014 11:07:59 am
I think this is the way of the future, at least when we run out of natural resources we will have an alternative to work with. We should all start saving and using the seaweed instead of using all our natural resources because soon enough we are not going to have any left. Then what?
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Mark Knolll
10/23/2014 09:11:16 pm
It is no suprise that Norway is leading the way with this discovery, as they have been living off the sea for thousands of years. However it is suprising that is has taken this long for someone to come up with the idea of using seaweed. We only have a limited suppply of oil and it is time for us to start looking for other resources we can use.
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kayla riley
10/23/2014 11:08:49 pm
Being able to turn seaweed into energy and not effecting the environment is great! This is a great discovery considering in the future we will run out oil.
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Chelsea Doherty
10/23/2014 11:34:03 pm
I think the idea of turning seaweed into fuel is an amazing discovery. This is eco-friendly and is a great source of energy. Not only is it better for the earth, but it's cheaper than using oil and can save a lot of money.
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Briana Brandao
10/24/2014 01:16:28 am
The idea of finding new ways to create fuel is great. Seaweed is a much better and healthier alternative to normal fuels we use daily. The fuel we use causes pollution and is not very safe, whereas seaweed is much better. I never would expect a simple ocean plant to have a huge impact.
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John Maxted
10/26/2014 05:24:06 am
The idea of using seaweed as a biomass fuel is brilliant. This study shows that not only can we use oil for running engines, but we can use renewable resources, which is much better for the community, and cheaper than petroleum oil.
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Bobby hampton
10/26/2014 07:21:03 am
This article is an eye opener and makes a lot of people realize certain things. It's amazing how people can use natural resources such as seaweed for fuel. It's an ecofriendly idea that can save many lives. This is a great idea that can be a start to a great future
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Erin Crosby
10/26/2014 09:27:03 am
It was refreshing reading something good happening in this world instead of reading and writing about death or an decrease to growth in the oceans. Using seaweed as a biomass fuel is a perfect resource to use because it is renewable. I'm glad to see these people using logic to help our world become better. It will help extremely now and in the long run.
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Alonna Lougee
10/28/2014 07:48:13 am
It's a great thing that people are now starting to use more natural resources by using seaweed and turning it into biomass fuel. It will help and have a positive impact.
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