College of Engineering » Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet http://www.engr.uky.edu University of Kentucky College of Engineering Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:47:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Algae – a Breakthrough in Carbon Capture Technologyhttp://www.engr.uky.edu/news/2011/10/algae-a-breakthrough-in-carbon-capture-technology/ http://www.engr.uky.edu/news/2011/10/algae-a-breakthrough-in-carbon-capture-technology/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:31:52 +0000 Kel Hahn http://www.engr.uky.edu/?p=3836 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2011) — A breakthrough in research at the University of Kentucky could lead to significant improvements in carbon capture technology. State officials joined UK representatives Oct. 21 to announce funding to scale up the technology’s research, which uses algae to capture carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants and convert it to biomass.

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