Carmela Cuomo, coordinator of the University of New Haven's marine biology program, is taking a closer look at whether algae in Long Island Sound can be harvested and cultivated to produce bio-diesel fuel, Connecticut Post reports.
There are advantages to using algae over more common fuel. It's local, cheap to collect, renewable and burns slightly cleaner than petroleum.
Cuomo's research is funded by a $135,276 grant from the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology administered by the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
Cuomo and her team of graduate students combed the Sound Thursday for algae species
with 2 1/2-foot plankton nets attached to small glass beakers, designed to catch the larger specimens.
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There are advantages to using algae over more common fuel. It's local, cheap to collect, renewable and burns slightly cleaner than petroleum.
Cuomo's research is funded by a $135,276 grant from the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology administered by the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
Cuomo and her team of graduate students combed the Sound Thursday for algae species
with 2 1/2-foot plankton nets attached to small glass beakers, designed to catch the larger specimens.
See more
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