Energy from Cold-Loving Bacteria: Alaska’s New Answer to Biogas at Blue Loon, LIVE web-streaming available
June 21, 2011 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Throughout the world, people use biodigestors to turn organic waste streams into a methane-rich fuel called Biogas. However, the technology is typically dependent on bacteria that require a warm environment, ruling out this technology in Alaskan communities.UAF professor Katy Walters-Anthony recently discovered a potential alternative using psychrophilic bacteria which thrive at near freezing conditions in Alaska’s lake bottoms. UAF Researcher Casey Pape will discuss his work with Cordova teens…See More



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