Algae to fuel in Fayetteville - by U of A

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The U of A is studying ways to turn algae into fuel, in Springdale. Now, they wants to bring their knowledge, and testing, to Fayetteville.

UA officials like agriculture professor Tom Costello say this is all still in the brianstorming stage, but say they are talking with OMI, contractors for a wastewater treatment plant in Fayetteville, because conditions there are optimal, for a study that could turn everyday algae, into fuel for your car.

A person connected with the experiment says the algae would "eat" left-over phosphorus in the water, meaning even cleaner water, going out. "We're using, as the fertilizer for this crop, the nutrients that are left over from the wastewater treatment plant, that normally would be going into the stream, where we really don't want them to go." And they'd harvest every five days, not just once a year.

One more interesting attempt in the algae to fuel experiments...let's wish them all the best!

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