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A rare form of bacteria collected from a hot spring in a Himalayan cave is offering hope for a cleaner planet.
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A Deakin University microbiologist, Nisha Singh, undertook a challenging trek to such a remote location to pursue her dream of finding a way to efficiently produce biofuel in India and other parts of the world. The harvested bacteria she is working on has unique properties that are paving the way for production of ethanol directly from biomass (dry plant matter), for use as biofuel. Ethanol is carbon neutral – a green fuel that can be blended with petrol or used in pure form. Microbiologists have discovered that high-altitude habitats, undisturbed by human activity, have tremendous bacterial diversity IndianOil is one of the premier energy organisations in India, with access to the whole Indian market. The relationship between Deakin and IndianOil means that, together, we can extend our research to the industrial scale.