Beer brewery boosts algae-based biodiesel? Brilliant!

   "Solix Biofuels Inc., a startup company based in Boulder, is
working with Colorado State University engineers to commercialize
technology that can cheaply mass produce oil derived from algae and
turn it into biodiesel..."
   "Colorado State [University] and Solix officials are collaborating
with New Belgium Brewing Co. to use excess carbon dioxide from the
brewery's plant to test the algae-based biodiesel process."
   ""With algae, we can get 7,000 to 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel per
acre per year," Willson says. "We get only 50 to 100 gallons per acre
per year with canola or soy.""

Some technical details and picts:
http://welcome.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=programs_algae

Dec 7 Press Release:
http://www.newsinfo.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=news_item_display&news_item_id=373795755

Also:
http://solixbiofuels.com/

-chad