Composite image by Shannon Colson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Using existing fish processing plants, kelp and fish waste can be turned into a diesel-like fuel to power generators or fishing boats in rural, coastal Alaska.
Photo courtesy of Melissa Good | Alaska Sea Grant
Farmed kelp, seen here, has many industrial uses.
Photo courtesy of David Csepp | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A researcher holds up sugar kelp, one of the commonly harvested species in Alaska
Photo courtesy of Christopher Sannito | Sun’aq Tribal Enterprises
The research team had three goals: (1) use existing waste, (2) leverage current facilities, and (3) develop small-scale fuel processing structures for converting waste to fuel.
PNNL team finds biocrude from kelp and fish waste via hydrothermal liquefaction could be viable fuel for remote Alaskan communities
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