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Engineers Tap Algae Cells for Electricity

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 2:50am
Publication Date: 
Mon, 03 May 2010 07:50:10 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1272873010
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/engineers-tap-algae-cells-for-electricity/

With the help of photosynthesis plants convert light energy to chemical energy. This chemical energy is stored in the bonds of sugars they use for food. Photosynthesis happens inside a chloroplast. Chloroplasts are considered as the cellular powerhouses that make sugars and impart leaves and algae a green hue. During photosynthesis water is split [...]
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