Biodiesel from Algae in Catfish Farms - 10/5/08

In the past algae has been a nuisance to catfish farmers.  Now it could become a new source of income for them as well as a new source of energy for the southeast.

Ron Putt, an associate research professor at Auburn University has been developing ways to convert common algae found in most catfish farms into biodiesel.  He currently has a small project, which will demonstrate the ability to harvest algae from catfish farms in western Alabama.  He sees catfish farms as the core of the algae farming industry through the southeast.  The catfish farms are already here and available, so it is a win-win situation for the catfish famers and the southeast.  Putt says his goal is to turn the southeast conference into the new OPEC.

Catfish farmers love the idea, which would greatly help them because the industry has been struggling with lower price imports and much higher operating cost due to increased fuel and feed costs. 

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