{"id":1928,"date":"2021-03-02T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/kelp-elevator-study-shows-promise-for-producing-biofuel-from-giant-seaweed\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T03:16:52","slug":"kelp-elevator-and-sustainable-seaweed-biofuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/kelp-elevator-and-sustainable-seaweed-biofuel\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kelp elevator\u2019 study shows promise for producing biofuel from giant seaweed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\n \n A diver attaches seaweed to a prototype of a device called the \u201ckelp elevator.\u201d Raising and lowering kelp on the elevator accelerates its growth, proving the potential for mass-produced seaweed to power vehicles with biofuel harvested from the ocean. (Photo: David Ginsburg.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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