Local researchers turn algae into fuel

KFSM Channel 5 - Fayetteville
Posted: Aug 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM CDT

FAYETTEVILLE - A few local researchers are hoping their creativity and hard work soon come together, with a new method of making fuel, from algae.

Ecological engineers at the U of A say they're already turning algae into fuel in the lab, and although they say they're five years away from mass producing algae as biodiesel fuel, they say the end result, will be well worth the wait.

Ecological engineers say this ordinary algae, growing in streams and rivers across the United States, could soon be the key to replacing gasoline.

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