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MSU researcher finds renewed interest in turning algae into fuel

January 4, 2008 /

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The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist.

Drivers can’t pump algal fuel into their gas tanks yet, but Keith Cooksey said the idea holds promise. He felt that way 20 years ago. He feels that way today.

"We would be there now if people then hadn’t been so short-sighted," Cooksey said.

By Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service

Full Story: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=5461

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