Bilal Bomani: Plant fuels that could power a jet

by User Not Found Sep 25, 2012, 19:37 PM

As a senior NASA scientist, Bilal Bomani focuses on developing new and truly sustainable biofuels. Listen to find out how he does it...

Algae plus salt water equals… fuel, Bilal Bomani reveals a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces biofuels--without wasting arable land or fresh water.

Bomani runs NASA's Greenlab research facility, where he is developing the next generation of biofuels. He currently runs the Greenlab Research Facility in Cleveland, Ohio, where he works on creating biofuels that don't use freshwater, and meet his definition of green: Sustainable, renewable and alternative. 

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