Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Electricity from Seaweed!

Do you believe that seaweed can be used for electricity? Many people think that seaweed is normally to eat only, but the seaweed that washes up on the shore was discovered by Japanese researchers! I was very surprised when I read this news.


According to http://web-japan.org/trends/science/sci060824.html .This seaweed can produce fuel. Because seaweed can grow by absorbing Carbon dioxide. Moreover, using it could help global warming and reduce oil resources. This process was in Yokohama. Researchers used microorganism to damage semi-liquid material. Methane gas is cause of this process can be fuel
for gas engine and electricity. Consequently, the test of 1 ton of seaweed, this gas can keep 20 kiloliters of methane gas. In addition, mixing of natural gas and methane gas have more efficiency. Because it can convert into 10 kilowatts of electricity per hour. Now, production rates is enough for 20 household and this energy is used to power lighting, factory, and so on. Tokyo Gas Co. have objective to complete research by March 2007, and this system can use in commercial.

In my opinion, if this research can go to the target that they hoped. It will revolutionize the history of oil and electricity, and also have many benefits for mankind. Nowadays, oil is very necessary in daily life, all of us knew that the prize of this resources is so expensive. Furthermore, we have to use oil and we can't avoid from this. On the other hand, the main causes of global warming is Co2 which mostly became from using car. In addition, if we have a low cost of electricity, it will help you about the bills of electric. Generally, we use electric which is converted by embankment. Besides, the embankment was built by destroy many forest, habitat of human and animal. I think this new energy will reduce this problem. Now, we have another energy, and you don't have to worried about it. It is safety and produce from natural resources, so it is not affect to the environment and also quite cheap.

1 comment:

  1. Yes, it is suprising and I think it would be nice too. (3)

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