• fertilizer
• extracting fossil fuels

Energy

• Make efficient to the point that industry would be interested
• Hydrogen fuel cell electricity plant? Fuel cell cars?
• Hydrogen industry still emerging, but rapidly – hydrogen projected to enter market as fuel by 2020

Hydrogen production right now:

• breakdown natural gas

Lowering the pH:

• Adding gene that allows for the breakdown of molecules that change the pH
• ^breakdown of fatty acids is what we want

Original Paper:

• http://web.hku.hk/~hrechef/2006/2006-Photohydrogen%20production%20by%20coculture.pdf

Virginia Tech Corn Husk Guy:

• http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2015/04/040715-cals-hydrogen.html

Transform with gene for cellulase: waste disposal --> energy generation (don't have to buy glucose; use cellulose from waste biomaterial)