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Opelika School Students Project on Algae to Fuel

The answer to the gasoline crunch might be floating in your swimming pool.

Researchers and students at Eastwood Christian School in Opelika have discovered a way to remove oil from chlorella – a blue-green algae. The school is currently working on a process that will turn the dark green, algal oil into a biofuel that will be used as an alternative fuel source to operate vehicles and heavy machinery.

Full news story here @ Opelika Auburn News

Nature gave us oil from algae; perhaps we should try Nature’s way again

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