What comes out of a dairy cow could one day be powering a dairy farm. Got manure?
Its eventually fuel oil, but it starts out as manure from dairy cows. Mark Hoffman is with Algepower in Bridport but based in Montpelier and says it's not just happening here in Vermont. He says quote -- "People are looking at algae all over the country. It's a really hot topic. Everybody's looking at algae, because it grows so fast and captures energy really well." The Addison County Independent reports that Algepower is working on developing a way to turn manure into oil using algae. Hoffman says by putting algae into liquid manure, the algae cells fill with oil that can be extracted and could one day power a dairy farm.
Its eventually fuel oil, but it starts out as manure from dairy cows. Mark Hoffman is with Algepower in Bridport but based in Montpelier and says it's not just happening here in Vermont. He says quote -- "People are looking at algae all over the country. It's a really hot topic. Everybody's looking at algae, because it grows so fast and captures energy really well." The Addison County Independent reports that Algepower is working on developing a way to turn manure into oil using algae. Hoffman says by putting algae into liquid manure, the algae cells fill with oil that can be extracted and could one day power a dairy farm.
