Algae Technology Expands to Cane Industry
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Queensland algae technology expands to cane industry
MDB Energy developed the technology which uses algae to absorb the nutrients in fish ponds, expel clean water, and at the same time produce large quantities of edible protein.
The company initially trialled the water cleaning system at the Pacific Reef prawn farm in North Queensland and last year's testing proved successful with a significant reduction in nutrient run-off.
Those results were the reason why MBD Energy managing director, Andrew Lawson, said there were opportunities to use the algae in the cane industry, which has been under enormous pressure to reduce farm run-off.
He said planning was underway with the State and Federal Governments to develop a five-hectare trial on a Queensland cane farm.
"We've modelled 440, 000 hectares as being the figure that would clean up half the nitrogen in the cane industry, which is a small amount of land when you consider the large mass of farms, but that's a fantastic reduction."
Source: ABC
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