New Project on Algae for Fish Feed and Biofuels
A new project which is to be launched in America’s South Sioux City will utilize waste water for algae cultivation and the algae will in turn be used for fish feed and energy generation. In the collaborative pilot project, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and US-based company Clean Energy Chesapeake will focus on algae cultivation for aquaculture and fuel applications. The project is aimed with the dual objective of removing toxins from the waste waterways and improving the area’s economy.
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Proposed Greenhouse like Structure for the Pilot Project
According to George Oyler, a biochemistry professor in the university and the CEO of Clean Energy, this type of integrated project that has applications both in the aquaculture and energy sectors, will be the first of its kind in the region. Oyler hopes that the project will begin this summer with development of a small greenhouse-like fish tank in an area which is about an eighth of an acre. The waste water needed for algae cultivation would be supplied by the city’s waste water treatment facility, local cattle feeders and heated waste water from local meat processing plants.
The Nebraska Environmental Trust recently approved a $250,000 grant to help finance the test, which would create up to five jobs to start.
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