It looks like Solazyme will be making algal biodiesel for the US military, after a test-drive demonstrated the fuel’s superior cold-weather properties when compared to commercially-available biodiesel. Former Director of Central Intelligence and Under-Secretary of the Navy R. James Woolsey tested the fuel himself by driving to the Worldwide Energy Conference & Trade Show in an unmodified 2008 Ford F450 fueled by 100% algal biodiesel.
Department of Defense
First Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered By Algae Biodiesel, Solazyme’s “Soladiesel†: Gas 2.0
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by claybodie on Thu, 2008-04-17 00:22. | Tags: transportation | algae | algae biodiesel | algal oil | Biodiesel | biofuel | Department of Defense | military | Solazyme
