Fuel...

[fajrdrako]

In light of all the problems that need to be solved in this world, I've seen a lot of links to this discovery of fungal fuel. Which sounds... miraculous. The solution to a lot of problems. A holy grail, the item calls it, though it isn't exactly a spiritual breakthrough.

But doesn't it sound too good to be true?

Okay, I live in hope. But I can think of all sorts of things that sounded briefly like the answer to similar or greater problems in the world - fish farms, nuclear fusion, electric cars, hovercraft - but they either didn't work, or caused greater problems than they solved, or were suppressed by vested interests.

Interesting, though.

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

That looks useful too, though.

[countrycousin.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite SF authors is Hal Clement, and Needle is one of his best. Long time ago.

The protagonist lived on an island whose economy derived from tending algae that produced oil.

I've been waiting decades to hear about a commercial set-up. ;-) But it doesn't look like they're there yet.

that would be Solazyme

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.solazyme.com/

Well, they aren't commercial, they're the "looking for partners" type of deal. And they're a bit close to the vest about how well their process works. But we don't have numbers about the fungus, either. What if it only converts a percent of its food into Good Stuff ? Sigh. Cross fingers.

Don

Re: that would be Solazyme

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

they're a bit close to the vest about how well their process works.

I suppose they don't want someone else to profit from it before they do? History is full of that sort of thing.

It looks promising, though. In the right sort of way.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I wonder what will become of that. Or why it's low-profile.