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Article: A slimy 'green' fuel. A $46 million request. n Va. Beach, ODU, entrepreneurs team up on alternative energy n Stimulus money sought to create algae farm on land near Oceana.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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By Scott Harper | The Virginian-Pilot
Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach and several partners are proposing to develop a $50 million algae farm on city-owned land where the slimy, aquatic growth would be converted into biodiesel fuel and other forms of alternative energy.
Much of the proposal, however, hinges on federal stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Energy. ODU and its partners are asking for $46 million from a $100 million pool set aside by the Obama administration for advancing algae-to-biodiesel technology.
A decision about the funding is expected as soon as next month, and by the end of the year at the latest, project ...