Genetic Engineers have been suggesting switching to alternative fuel resources to help tackle the power crunch. Accordingly, a group of researchers at IISc (Indian Institute of Science) has proposed to deduce biofuel from genetically modified diatoms. T. V. Ramachandra, a professor of ecology at IISc working in close co-operation with Richard Gordon, a radiology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnepeg, reflects his desire to make diatomic solar panels to help produce oil instead of generating electricity.
Having oil droplets inside to store oil, the microscopic plants can be milked for it. Though not all of it, they can still be sure of the 1/4th of the entire mass. It hardly requires any further processing. Even then, the suitable extraction technology should be there to make it possible. Undoubtedly, the process will incur heavy expenses.
Via: Scientific American