watermelon fuel
By Nathanael Baker on September 4, 2009
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This week watermelon and cassava left the dining room table and entered the fuel tank; Scotland gave word that the Isle of Islay will soon be generating all its electricity from tidal energy sources; Nissan announced it will be manufacturing an affordable electric vehicle; and a portable geothermal power generator was designed by an Alaskan resort owner.
By Jace Shoemaker-... on September 3, 2009
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Besides being a tasty summer snack, there may be yet another use for watermelon: fuel.
According to a recent study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), the juice from watermelons may one day fuel our vehicles!
