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23/06/2008
Ireland Strikes Biofuel Bonanza
Seaweed from Ireland's coasts could help run cars in the future, scientists claimed today.
Experts claim biofuel can be produced from the 16 varieties of the algae in the country, and could earmark Ireland as one of the largest exporters of the green fuel in Europe.
Irish Seaweed Centre Manager Dr Stefan Kraan speaking at an annual international conference of experts on at NUI Galway
Said Ireland could become a "major player" in fuel exports in the future.
"With its rich, sustainable, seaweed resources, Ireland is poised to become an important player in the next generation of biofuel production," he said.
"We will examine the economic and social aspects of... biofuel production from macroalgae."
Ireland boasts 16 commercially useful seaweed species and its location off western Europe surrounded by clean seas could be a major selling point to the world market.
Seaweeds in Ireland are currently used as food supplements, fertilisers, liquid seaweed extracts, cosmetics, body-care products, seaweed treatments and biomedicine.
However seaweed has long been investigated as a potential source of bioethanol, which is typically made from crops such as sugar cane and corn.
(DW)
Experts claim biofuel can be produced from the 16 varieties of the algae in the country, and could earmark Ireland as one of the largest exporters of the green fuel in Europe.
Irish Seaweed Centre Manager Dr Stefan Kraan speaking at an annual international conference of experts on at NUI Galway
Said Ireland could become a "major player" in fuel exports in the future.
"With its rich, sustainable, seaweed resources, Ireland is poised to become an important player in the next generation of biofuel production," he said.
"We will examine the economic and social aspects of... biofuel production from macroalgae."
Ireland boasts 16 commercially useful seaweed species and its location off western Europe surrounded by clean seas could be a major selling point to the world market.
Seaweeds in Ireland are currently used as food supplements, fertilisers, liquid seaweed extracts, cosmetics, body-care products, seaweed treatments and biomedicine.
However seaweed has long been investigated as a potential source of bioethanol, which is typically made from crops such as sugar cane and corn.
(DW)
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