Local project aims to produce bio-fuel while cleaning up (Chesapeake) bay

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Here at the Muddy Run Pumped Storage power plant, two scientists are convinced they have found a proven way to, at last, clean up the hesapeake Bay and, at the same time, provide a renewable alternative fuel to oil. Simply put, river water flows in surges downhill on two narrow, 300-foot-long raceways. The running water and sunlight cause algae to form on a screen.

The algae absorbs phosphorus and nitrogen, two nutrients that are excessive in the Susquehanna and choke the Chesapeake Bay just downriver.

After the quick tumble, the water is released back into the river, clean enough to meet any discharge regulations and full of life-enriching oxygen.

The constantly growing algae is vacuumed up with an everyday Shop-Vac. The gooey material, when dried, could be a prime catalyst for fermenting a bio-fuel.Kangas wandered up and down the river, checking out marinas, sewage plants and power plants, looking for a place that could provide river water, electricity and security.

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