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Another New Alternative to Fossil Fuels: Sunflowers

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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Another New Alternative to Fossil Fuels: Sunflowers

In the race to produce the best alternative to fossil fuels, there could soon be a new contender – sunflowers. Although already used to produce oil and biodiesel, some scientists believe these tall, colorful flowers can be used to produce ethanol as well. The silverleaf and Algodones dune varieties are both produce a significant amount of biomass that could be converted to ethanol.

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