US NAVAL SHIP POWERED BY SEAWEED COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST
06 November 2010
The US Navy plans to run 50% of its fleet on a mix of renewable fuels and nuclear power by 2020. At the US naval base in Norfolk, Virginia a 49 foot gunboat, with a 50/50 mix of algae-based fuel and diesel completed test manoeuvres against an enemy gun boat.
The boat, intended for use in rivers and marshes, is eventually destined for the Middle East.
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