Feature Story
Local Algae Farm Looks for Green
Submitted by RebeccaWalters on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 10:59pmWhen it comes to algae, Chris Gerards sees green -- literally and figuratively.
That's because this Bluffton man is looking to the bottom of the food chain as a potential source of green energy.
Gerards, a founding member of ALG Bio LLC, is spearheading a pilot project to convert the oils contained in a local strain of freshwater micro-algae into a viable source of biofuel.
