World's largest car rental fleet maps out green and gooey future

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Car hire giant Enterprise Rent-A-Car pumps cash into algal biofuel research as it seeks to secure long-term sustainable fuel supplies

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has stepped up its research into next-generation biofuels, hiring a leading US scientists to oversee research work that the company claims is essential to its long-term success...

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