Could a NZ bacterium foster a hydrogen economy ?

Is the proposed 'Hydrogen Economy' going to save the human race or is it all an energy sink that provides no viable answer?

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Could a NZ bacterium foster a hydrogen economy ?

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Could a New Zealand bacterium foster a hydrogen economy ?
http://www.greenbang.com/could-a-new-ze ... 14159.html

How could a bacterium discovered in a New Zealand hot spring pave the way for a clean-energy, hydrogen-based economy? Researchers in Sweden think they might have found the answer. Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus has more than a tongue-twisting name; it also has the ability to pump out twice as much hydrogen gas as other bacteria currently used in biogas production. That novel skill could potentially help make hydrogen production more energy- and cost-effective than it is today, making a hydrogen-fueled future more of a possibility.

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